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òwu

Noun
Igbotone-neutral spelling: owu

4 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. thread [for sewing]

    Noun

  2. cotton; cotton wool, plant, thread

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Anịọcha, Ezaa, Nkanụ, Ọnịcha

  • èri Anịọcha
  • ọ̀ghu Ezaa
  • òwu Nkanụ
  • eriri Nkanụ
  • eriri Ọnịcha
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  • òwulù

Examples

Ọ zụtara òwu maka ịkwa akwa.

— She bought thread for sewing.

Ị nwere òwu ọzọ maka ịkwa akwa?

— Do you have another thread for sewing?

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