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ùbe

Noun
Igbotone-neutral spelling: ube

8 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. towel

    ẸkpẹyẹNoun

  2. cry; howl; the sound made by an animal or a device or a toy

    Noun

  3. pear (Pachylobus edulis)

    Noun

  4. native pear; "pear" (Pachylobus edulis Don), baked in hot ashes

    Noun

  5. end; limit

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ezaa, Isuama, Izii, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Nsa, Owere, Ẹkpẹyẹ

  • ùbe Ezaa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ùbẹ Isuama
  • ùbe Izii — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ube Mbaise
  • ùbe Mkpọọ — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ùbe Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ùbe Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ùbe Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ùbe m dara n'ala.

— My towel fell on the ground.

Were ùbe hicha aka gị.

— Use a towel to wipe your hands.

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