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pị̀(chà)

Active verb

6 varieties

Ndebe script

()

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Meanings

  1. press to bring out liquid or paste(completely)

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Mbaise, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsa, Ọnịcha, Ụmụahịa

  • pàcha Mbaise
  • pàcha Ngwa
  • pìche Nkanụ
  • pifùte Nkanụ
  • pifùcha Nkanụ
  • fịcha Nsa
  • pị̀chà Ọnịcha
  • pị̀chà Ụmụahịa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

O pị̀chara akwa ahụ, mmiri ya niile pụta.

— She wrung that cloth out and all its water came out.

Pị̀chaa mkpụrụ ahụ, mmanụ ya pụta.

— Press that seed thoroughly, let its oil come out.

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