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ṃbàzų

m̀bàzụ̀

Standard Igbo

Noun

1.long slim metal gardening tool with a tip best suited for digging narrow holes in the ground

Example

A na-eji mbazụ egwu ji.

A na-eji mbazụ egwu ji.

Mbazu is used to harvest yam.

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nïgánïgá

nịganịga

Standard Igbo
CultureMedicine

Nominal Modifier

1.thin, slim, lanky

Example

Ndị dị nịganịga na-eri oke nri ka ha buo ibu.

Ndị dị nịganịga na-eri oke nri ka ha buo ibu.

Slim people eat too much so as to get fat.

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ųlàgà

ụ̀làgà

Standard Igbo
CultureArts

Noun

1.long, slim masquerade

Example

Ụlaga na-eto ogologo.

Ụlaga na-eto ogologo.

Ụlaga masquerade is tall.

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èbérébé

èberebe

Standard Igbo
FoodAgriculture

Noun

1.slice; a slim, broad, cut from a larger portion

2.sliced, broad, cassava broader than African salad (àbàchà), often used as a snack; sliced cassava (snack)

Nominal Modifier

1.something that is cut into slices eg. bread

Example

Achọrọ m ịta eberebe.

Achọrọ m ịta eberebe.

I want to eat sliced cassava.

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Word Stem

ńgáńgá

nganga

Standard Igbo
Culture

Nominal Modifier

1.slim; slim in build

2.unkept, rag; ragged cloth

Example

Nne m dị nganga.

Nne m dị nganga.

My mother is slim.

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álįghįlį

alị̀ghị̀lị̀

Standard Igbo
Culture

Nominal Modifier

1.slim but strong; slim; tough

Example

Ọrụ ike bụ maka ndị dị alịghịlị.

Ọrụ ike bụ maka ndị dị alịghịlị.

Strenuous labor is for strong people.

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sèchá

sècha

Standard Igbo
Medicine

Active verb

1.skim (oil, fat etc.); slim down

Example

Mmiriara ehi a na-esecha mmadụ.

Mmiriara ehi a na-esecha mmadụ.

This milk slims one down.

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Word Stem

gbųchá

gbụ̀cha

Standard Igbo
Botany

Active verb

1.shed leaves; slip; be slippery; slim down

Example

Gbụchaa akwụkwọ dị n'osisi a.

Gbụchaa akwụkwọ dị n'osisi a.

Shed the leafs off this wood.

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Word Stem

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