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5 found for 'exclamation' in Igbo

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ákàrà ḿkpú

akàrà mkpu

Standard Igbo
Education

Punctuations

1.exclamation mark

Example

Ahịrị mkpu na-ebu akara mkpu.

Ahịrị mkpu na-ebu akara mkpu.

Exclamatory sentence carries exclamation mark.

Word Stem

táà!

taà!

Standard Igbo
Culture

Interjection

1.exclamation of anger; shut up!

Example

Taa!, mechie gị ọnụ.

Taa!, mechie gị ọnụ.

Hei!, you, shut up.

éwóó

ewōō

Standard Igbo
LanguageCulture

variations:

ewō

Interjection

1.exclamation of sympathy or pity or shock; oh dear; alas; oh

Example

Ewoo! Ụzọ adịghị ebe a.

Ewoo! Ụzọ adịghị ebe a.

Alas! There is no road here.

Related Terms

tųfïà!

tụ̀fịà!

Standard Igbo
Culture

Interjection

1.exclamation of disgust over an abomination, sacrilege, heinous action etc.

Example

Tụfia!, ọ bụ arụ.

Tụfia!, ọ bụ arụ.

Hei!, it is an abomination.

öyǫrįmà

ọyọ̀rị̀mà

Standard Igbo
Slang

Noun

1.something wobbly, especially due to its softness

2.a dance move involving shaking body (the abdomen to the shoulders)

3.an exclamation used, mostly by singers, to express musical excitement

Example

Ọyọrịma! Egwu dị ya!

Ọyọrịma! Egwu dị ya!

Amazing! It is musical!

Word Stems

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