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árïrï

arịrị

Standard Igbo
Zoology

Noun

1.crawling animals that have elongated bodies with numerous leg-bearing segments; myriapod

Example

Arịrị na-ebi ebe dere mmiri.

Arịrị na-ebi ebe dere mmiri.

Millipedes live in wet places.

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àrįrį

àrị̀rị̀

Standard Igbo
Culture

Noun

1.grief; deep sorrow; heartache; great unhappiness caused by the death of a loved one;

2.humiliation; something that reduced someone's dignity or makes someone deeply sad

Example

Ibe kwara arịrị maka ọnwụ nwanne ya nwoke

Ibe kwara arịrị maka ọnwụ nwanne ya nwoke

Ibe grieved for the death of his brother

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ǫrïrï

ọ̀rịrị

Standard Igbo
AgricultureCommerceZoologyMedicine

Noun

1.crawling (insects and reptiles); the act of moving, on a surface, using the abdomen or limbs

2.climbing; move, especially upward a slope or a vertical structure

Example

Ụdị anụ ahụ bụ anụ ọrịrị.

Ụdị anụ ahụ bụ anụ ọrịrị.

That type of animal is a crawling insect.

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ésú

esu

Standard Igbo
Zoology

Noun

1.giant African millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas)

Example

Ahụrụ m esu ka m na-achọ ịtụtụrụ mkpịsị ahụ dị n'ala.

Ahụrụ m esu ka m na-achọ ịtụtụrụ mkpịsị ahụ dị n'ala.

I saw a millipede while I was trying to pick up that stick on the ground.

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mwúté

mwute

Standard Igbo
Language

Noun

1.grief; hurtful, distressed

Example

Naanị mwute o nwere n'ọnọdọ m juru m afọ.

Naanị mwute o nwere n'ọnọdọ m juru m afọ.

Only the grief he felt in my condition is satisfactory.

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Nsịbịdị - 2 found

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ésú

Definitions:

1.centipede

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