sọ oyī
Active verb6 varieties
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Meanings
abhor; disgust; be ugly to; be ugly (e.g. faeces or ulcer)
Active verbfeel cold; be cold
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Achala, Ajalị, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Ọnịcha, Ụmụahịa
- yi izìzì Achala
- yi izhìzhì Ajalị
- yi oyī Mkpọọ
- gbazā àhụ Ngwa
- gbaza ahụ̄ Ngwa
- sọ oyī Ọnịcha
- sọ oyī Ụmụahịa
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ahụrụ m ya sọ oyī nke ukwuu.
— I felt great disgust for it.
Nri a na-asọ oyī n'ezie ka ị na-ekwu?
— Is this food really yucky as you say?
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