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ìnìnè

ìnìnè

Standard Igbo
Culture

variations:

akwụkwọ nri

Noun

1.green vegetable (Amaranthus); green leaf vegetable

Example

Ụmụntakịrị riri inine.

Ụmụntakịrị riri inine.

The children ate green vegetable.

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ńdųńdų

ndụ̀ndụ̀

Standard Igbo
ArtsVisual Arts

Nominal Modifier

艶艶

1.having the colour green; greenish;

2.fresh, especially smell

Example

Ọ na-acha ndụndụ.

Ọ na-acha ndụndụ.

It is green in colour.

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Word Stem

àkpįrìídè

àkpị̀rìidè

Standard Igbo
Zoology

variations:

àkpị̀ridè

Noun

1.tailor or weaver ant; green ant (Oecophylla)

Example

Akpịriide bụ ahụhụ.

Akpịriide bụ ahụhụ.

The weaver ant is an insect.

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ányüḿmírí

anyụmmīrī

Standard Igbo
AgricultureBotanyFood

variations:

anyụ mmiri

Noun

㨓水

1.watermelon; a fruit of large size with like green back with reddish juicy water

Example

Achọrọ m ịracha anyụmmiri.

Achọrọ m ịracha anyụmmiri.

I want to lick watermelon.

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Word Stems

ǫmü

ọ̀mụ

Standard Igbo
AgricultureCulture

Noun

1.young and fresh palm fronds, particularly light green in color

Example

N'omenaala Igbo, a na-eji ọmụ̣ egosipụta nsọ.

N'omenaala Igbo, a na-eji ọmụ̣ egosipụta nsọ.

In Igbo culture, young palm fronds are used to symbolize sacredness.

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ópètè

opètè

Standard Igbo
AgricultureBotany

Noun

1.ginger lily, spiral ginger, or bush cane (Costus after); a type of grass plant with a green, slender, jointed, and fibrous stalk that tastes sour when eaten

Example

A gwara anyị na ịta opete na-achapụ eze.

A gwara anyị na ịta opete na-achapụ eze.

We were told that eating ginger lily brightens the teeth.

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Nsịbịdị - 3 found

Pronunciation:

ńdụ̀

Definitions:

1.life

2.bio-

3.依器. live

4.green

Pronunciation:

ńdụ̀

Definitions:

1.life;living;green

Pronunciation:

ǫmụ́

Definitions:

1.tender palm frond [used symbolically and ritually]

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