òrùụra
NounObosi
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Meanings
the jerk caused by sleepiness; sleep start, sleep twitch; hypnic jerk
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Obosi
- òlùụla Obosi
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Examples
Ọ na-enwe òrùụra mgbe ọ na-arahụ ụra.
— He gets a hypnic jerk when he is sleeping.
Òrùụra tụrụ m n'abalị ụnyaahụ.
— A hypnic jerk startled me last night.
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