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ágwö

agwọ

Standard Igbo
Zoology

Noun

1.snake; serpent

Example

Agwọ na-enwe eno.

Agwọ na-enwe eno.

Snakes have venom.

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dǫkpü

dọ̀kpụ

Standard Igbo

Active verb

1.drag; draw; pull along (e.g. goat with rope round its neck)

2.pull oneself along without using legs; creep; shuffle; wriggle; glide (as snake)

Example

Ị dọkpụ oche a eje ebe e?

Ị dọkpụ oche a eje ebe e?

Where are you dragging that chair to?

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Word Stem

échíétèká

echietèka

Standard Igbo
Zoology

Noun

1.viper; poisonous snake with a large hinged fan

Example

Ha gburu echieteka n'ugbo ha.

Ha gburu echieteka n'ugbo ha.

They killed a viper in their farm.

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Word Stems

tụ̀

Standard Igbo
Zoology

Active verb

1.peck (a bird); bite (snake and other animals with pointed mouth, beak or tongue)

2.pinch, especially with the forefinger and thumb

Example

Achọghị m ịtụ gị mbọ.

Achọghị m ịtụ gị mbọ.

I do not want to pinch you.

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Word Stem

ájüàlà

ajụàlà

Standard Igbo
Zoology

variations:

ajụ àlà

Noun

㦅土

1.cobra; African elapid snake that can expand its neck into a hood

Example

Ajụala na-ebikari n'ọhịa.

Ajụala na-ebikari n'ọhịa.

Cobras usually live in the forest.

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Word Stems

úhìrì

uhìrì

Standard Igbo
Zoology

Noun

1.mark; track; trace; footprint; trail (e.g. of snake); sunbeam

Example

Gosi m uhiri ụkwụ ya.

Gosi m uhiri ụkwụ ya.

Show me his foot prints.

Related Term

Nsịbịdị - 1 found

Pronunciation:

ágwö

Definitions:

1.snake

2.serpent

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