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üláàlà

ụlāàlà

Standard Igbo
Technology

variations:

ụlọ̄ àlà

Noun

1.a house with only a ground floor and the roof; bungalow

Example

Anyị nwere ụlaala.

Anyị nwere ụlaala.

We have a bungalow.

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üláàkwųnà

ụlāàkwụ̀nà

Standard Igbo
CommerceCulture

variations:

ụlọ̄ àkwụ̀nà

Noun

1.a house where prostitutes or sex workers do business in; brothel

Example

Ana m ahụkarị ya n'ebe ụlọakwụna ahụ.

Ana m ahụkarị ya n'ebe ụlọakwụna ahụ.

I usually see him around that brothel.

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ázà

azà

Standard Igbo

Noun

1.treasure-house; bank

2.bank account (modern usage)

Example

Aza Enyinna nyere m ezughị oke.

Aza Enyinna nyere m ezughị oke.

The account number Enyinna gave to me is not complete.

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ülöíkwúù

ụlọīkwūù

Standard Igbo
Agriculture

variations:

ụlọ ikwuu

Noun

1.moveable house; tent; booth

Example

Kraịst gwara ha wuo ụlọikwuu atọ.

Kraịst gwara ha wuo ụlọikwuu atọ.

Christ told them to build three tents.

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rü ülǫ

rụ ụlọ̀

Standard Igbo

Active verb

1.to build a house

Example

A chọrọ m ịrụ ụlọ n'afọ a.

A chọrọ m ịrụ ụlọ n'afọ a.

I want to build a house this year.

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élúülǫ

eluụlọ̀

Standard Igbo
Technology

variations:

elu ụlọ̀

Noun

1.top of the house; roof of the house; ceiling

Example

Anyị aghọtaghị etu e siri rụọ eluụlọ ahụ.

Anyị aghọtaghị etu e siri rụọ eluụlọ ahụ.

We don't undersatnd how the top of the roof was built.

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ülǫ

ụlọ̀

Standard Igbo
TechnologyCulture

Noun

1.house; building

2.place of origin; the place where one lives permanently

Example

Achọrọ m ịrụ ụlọ.

Achọrọ m ịrụ ụlọ.

I want to build a house.

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àgbàtòóbì

àgbàtòobì

Standard Igbo

variations:

àgbàtobì

Noun

好潤

1.neighbor; close-by houses or things; things close to another

Example

Mmadụ na agbatoobi ya kwesịrị ibi n'udo.

Mmadụ na agbatoobi ya kwesịrị ibi n'udo.

One should live in peace with his/her neighbor.

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ǹjìníá

ǹjìnia

Standard Igbo
Borrowed Term
Technology

Noun

1.engineer; someone who practice engineering such as building of houses, road and bridges

Example

O jere ọgbakọ kwa afọ ndị njinia n'Abụja.

O jere ọgbakọ kwa afọ ndị njinia n'Abụja.

He attended the annual conference of engineers at Abuja.

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ágüülǫ

agụụlọ̀

Standard Igbo
Zoology

variations:

agụ ụlọ̀

Noun

1.small-sized lizards with almost transparent body, mostly found on walls in houses; gecko

Example

Agụụlọ rịbara n'ime akpa ya.

Agụụlọ rịbara n'ime akpa ya.

Wall gecko crawled into her bag.

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Nsịbịdị - 2 found

Pronunciation:

àzà

Definitions:

1.bank

2.money store

3.safe

4.依器. fiscal

Pronunciation:

ụ́lǫ

Definitions:

1.house

2.building

3.home

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