7 found for 'stubborn' in Igbo
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sí önwü
si ọnwụ
Active verb
1.be stubborn
Example
Ndị Gana na-esi ọnwụ ma ha zute ndị Naịjiria na bọọlụụkwụ.
Ndị Gana na-esi ọnwụ ma ha zute ndị Naịjiria na bọọlụụkwụ.
Ghanaians get stubborn when they meet Nigerians in football.
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ńtįíkē
ntị̀ikē
variations:
ntị̀ ikē
Noun
1.obstinacy; perverseness; stubbornness
Adjective
1.stubborn, obstinate
Example
Achọghị m onye ntịike ahụ ebe a.
Achọghị m onye ntịike ahụ ebe a.
I do not want that stubborn person here.
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kpöchí ńtì
kpọchi ntì
Passive verb
1.be deaf to, stubborn (literally close ears to)
Example
M rue be ya, m ga-akpọchi ntị na ndụmọdu ya niile.
M rue be ya, m ga-akpọchi ntị na ndụmọdu ya niile.
When i get to his house, i will close my ears to all the advise he will give me.
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Ágábá
Agaba
variations:
Agada idu
Proper noun
1.stubborn, reckless masquerade that moves about with an axe or matchet (machete), and a chain or rope round its waist, always ready to fight and destroy things
Example
Mmọnwụ Agaba na-achọkarị okwu.
Mmọnwụ Agaba na-achọkarị okwu.
Agaba masquerade is usually troublesome
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chïǹchį
chịǹchị̀
Noun
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1.a wingless bug that sucks human blood usually found in a furniture made of foam; bedbug;
2.a stubborn or adamant person (figurative); an annoying person
Example
Ahụrụ m chịnchị n'akwa ha.
Ahụrụ m chịnchị n'akwa ha.
I saw bedbug on their bed.
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òchíǹtį
òchiǹtị̀
Nominal Modifier
1.unable to hear
2.a stubborn person
Noun
1.a deaf person
Example
E nwere ụlọakwụkwọ ndị ochintị n'Enugwu.
E nwere ụlọakwụkwọ ndị ochintị n'Enugwu.
There is a school for the deaf at Enugu.
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ékwēēkwē
ekwēēkwē
variations:
ekwē ēkwē
Nominal Modifier
1.not giving in to opposition; intransigent; uncompromising; inflexible
2.stubborn; not easily letting go; doubting
Example
Ekweekwe nwoke ahụ rapụtara ya.
Ekweekwe nwoke ahụ rapụtara ya.
The man's uncompromising nature landed him into trouble.
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