òriọ̀nà

Noun

Igbotone-neutral spelling: oriọna

5 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

local candle [made from palm fibre after squeezing out the oil]; tinder (often made palm-branch beaten to fibre); candle; lamp
Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ajalị, Mkpọọ, Nkanụ, Ọkụzụ, Ọnịcha

ègbèǹdùrù Ajalị
ùlim̀mù Mkpọọ
m̀pànẹeka Nkanụ
mpalaka Nkanụ
ùtùkpè Nkanụ
ọ̀wàlà Ọkụzụ
òriọ̀nà Ọnịcha

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Examples

Biko zụtara m oriọna ọzọ.
— Please buy another candle for me.

Ụfọdụ ụmụ akwụkwọ ji oriọna agụ akwụkwọ.
— Some students read with candle.

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