wave
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Meanings
not an igbo headword; igbo for wave is èbìlìmmīrī
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Wave nke osimiri ahụ tiri ụgbọ mmiri anyị.
— The wave of that sea hit our boat.
Lee wave ahụ ka ọ na-akụ n'ụsọ osimiri.
— Look at that wave as it hits the shore.
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Same spelling, different tones
These entries fold to the same letters once tone is removed, so a tone-blind search returns all of them.
- ifething; anything; possession; article; wave
- fufèwave; shake in the air
- èbìlìstorm on water; wave
- wù ewùbe popular and thus mostly used or talked about; trend; make waves
- fe akabeckon; wave hand
- igwènzisàan electronic device which produces and sends out radio waves with an antenna, especially in radio or television broadcasting
- èbìlìmmīrīsea, river or water wave
- èbùlìmmīrīSea storm; Sea waves
- ụgbọ nā-efe ēfeaeroplane; blow (of wind); fan; flutter; wave; flap