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íkwè

ikwè

Standard Igbo
CultureFood

Noun

1.an equipment shaped like a plate in which things are pounded using a pestle; a giant mortar

Example

Ọ gwere ose o ji sie nri ahụ n'ikwe.

Ọ gwere ose o ji sie nri ahụ n'ikwe.

She pounded the pepper she used to cook that food in a mortar.

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kwé

kwe

Standard Igbo

Active verb

1.agree; accept; believe

2.respond in acceptance; cheer

Example

Ị ga-ekwe ka ụwa jụ m?

Ị ga-ekwe ka ụwa jụ m?

Will you agree for the world to forsake me?

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kwé

kwe

Standard Igbo

Active verb

kw施

1.sing, especially a song without instruments

Example

Ha na-ekwe nke mbụ ahụ.

Ha na-ekwe nke mbụ ahụ.

They are singing that first one.

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kwé

kwe

Standard Igbo
MedicineTechnologyFood

Active verb

1.congeal; coagulate; firm (firm up);

2.stiff; erect; enlarged and rigid

Example

Ọ ga-ekwe ma ị kwagharịa ya nkeji abụọ.

Ọ ga-ekwe ma ị kwagharịa ya nkeji abụọ.

It will congeal if you stir it for two minutes.

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kwé

kwe

Standard Igbo
Technology

Active verb

1.become firm or stiff

Example

Ọ ga-ekwe ma ị na-akpagharị ya.

Ọ ga-ekwe ma ị na-akpagharị ya.

It will become stiff if you keep stirring it.

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íhé

ihe

Standard Igbo
Language

Noun

1.thing; something; what (thing)

Example

Kedu mgbe ihe ahụ bidoro?

Kedu mgbe ihe ahụ bidoro?

When did that one start?

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ódó

odo

Standard Igbo
FoodTechnology

Noun

1.a bowl-shaped equipment made of heavy wood and used for holding things to be crushed, especially in the kitchen; smaller-sized mortar

Example

Sụọ ji ahụ n'odo.

Sụọ ji ahụ n'odo.

Pound that yam in the mortar.

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Nsịbịdị - 4 found

Pronunciation:

ékwè

Definitions:

1.mortar

Pronunciation:

kwé

Definitions:

1.agree

2.comply

3.attest

4.give in

5.have faith in

6.hope

7.admit

Pronunciation:

ïnyë

Definitions:

1.thing

2.matter 簡残. 錦. of

3.the

4.matters concerning

5.subject

6.reason

Pronunciation:

ódó

Definitions:

1.mortar

2.pestle

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