ùbu
Noun7 varieties
Ndebe script
Voice recording
play
Meanings
carrying
ẸkpẹyẹNounthe part of the body where the arm is connected; shoulder
Nounshoulder
Nounsmall fishing net
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Afiikpo, Ezaa, Izii, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nsụka, Ẹkpẹyẹ
- ùkuǹvu Afiikpo
- ùkuvū Ezaa
- ùkùvù Izii
- ùbu Mkpọọ — same spelling as the Izugbe
- ǹgò Ngwa
- ùvu Nsụka
- ùbu Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ùbu osikapa ahụ gwụrụ m ike.
— The carrying of that rice tired me.
Ùbu mmiri n'isi abụghị ọrụ dị mfe.
— Carrying water on the head is not easy work.
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