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ọrụ

Noun
Igbofrequency rank #10

5 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. work; task; job; employment

    Noun

  2. vulva; vagina (compare ọtù); may sometimes loosely include the anus, when it may be called ọrụ nsị, but strictly the former

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Afiikpo, Ajalị, Ogidi, Owere, Ọnịcha

  • ọ̃rụ Afiikpo
  • ọrụ Ajalị — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ihe ōmūmē Ajalị
  • ife ōmūmē Ogidi
  • ọṙụ Owere
  • ọlụ Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ọrụ ugbo na-enye anyị ego n'oge owuwe ihe ubi.

— Farming gives us money during harvest.

Ị na-achọ ọrụ ọhụrụ n'obodo a?

— Are you looking for a new job in this town?

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