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ụka

Noun

Ẹkpẹyẹ

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Meanings

  1. sourness

    ẸkpẹyẹNoun
  2. sourness (e.g. of overnight soup, food, not yet warmed)

    Noun
  3. sour

    Nominal Modifier

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ẹkpẹyẹ

  • ụka Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Mmanya ahụ tara ụka.

— That palm wine is sour.

Gịnị mere ofe a ji ata ụka?

— Why does this soup taste sour?

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