su
Active verbNgwa, Nsa
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Meanings
pound (dry object
Active verbinitially or firstly, especially before doing another
Extensional suffixburn; destroy by burning
Active verbdip (e.g. morsel of food in soup, piece of yam in stew or oil)
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Ngwa, Nsa
- -bu Ngwa
- -su Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
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- -sọ
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Same spelling, different tones
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- sùgrunt; make sound like lorry, automobile or other powered vehicle, machine, etc.; stab; pierce with the end or point of (e.g. rod, spear, spike, etc.); compress; shorten; be short
- sụpound (soft objects, e.g. fufu, pounded yam; compare -su 1.); boil; begin to boil; sing (of kettle on cooker); cut, clear (bush, forest); weed
- sọbe pleasant, sweet; please; like; appeal to; avoid (out of respect); honour; revere; precede; be next before; be older than