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5 found for 'squeezing' in Igbo

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pįgbú

pị̀gbu

Standard Igbo

Active verb

済恩

1.kill by squeezing or pressing hard; kill silently; strangulate

Example

Ha pịgburu Ude n'abalị.

Ha pịgburu Ude n'abalị.

They silently killed Ude at night.

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bïàjú

bịàju

Standard Igbo

Active verb

㢪埋

1.fill (by squeezing in)

Example

Ndị ohi ahụ biajuru ego n'akpa.

Ndị ohi ahụ biajuru ego n'akpa.

The thieves filled the bag with money.

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Word Stem

pà(chà)

pà(chà)

Standard Igbo

Active verb

飼選

1.squeeze or press to bring out liquid(completely)

2.finish squeezing or pressing

Example

Ịpacha mmanụ dị n'akụoyibo adịghị mfe.

Ịpacha mmanụ dị n'akụoyibo adịghị mfe.

Squeezing out oil from coconut is not easy.

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ńshïkǫ

nshịkọ̀

Standard Igbo

Noun

1.shrinking; the act of squeezing oneself in order to appear smaller (animals or humans)

Example

Nshịkọ ọ shịkọrọ onwe ya mere ha ahụghị ya.

Nshịkọ ọ shịkọrọ onwe ya mere ha ahụghị ya.

The fact that he squeezed himself made them not to see him.

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òríǫnà

òriọ̀nà

Standard Igbo
TechnologyReligion

Noun

1.local candle [made from palm fibre after squeezing out the oil]; tinder (often made palm-branch beaten to fibre); candle; lamp

Example

Biko zụtara m oriọna ọzọ.

Biko zụtara m oriọna ọzọ.

Please buy another candle for me.

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