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6 found for 'thighs' in Igbo

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àpàtà

àpàtà

Standard Igbo
Arts

Noun

1.thigh; lap

Example

Kedu ude ị na-ete mere apata gị jị dị mụrụmụrụ?

Kedu ude ị na-ete mere apata gị jị dị mụrụmụrụ?

What cream do you apply that your thigh is smooth?

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ázįzáá

azị̀zaā

Standard Igbo
Medicine

Noun

1.swelling (usually around the armpit, groin, upper thigh)

Example

Ọrịa ahụ gbanyere ya azịzịaa n'abụ.

Ọrịa ahụ gbanyere ya azịzịaa n'abụ.

The illeness created a swelling on his/her armpit.

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ṃpàtàáká

m̀pàtàakā

Standard Igbo
Medicine

Noun

1.the part of the arm between the elbow and the shoulder; arm-thigh

Example

Emeka sere ihe na mpataaka ya.

Emeka sere ihe na mpataaka ya.

Emeka drew something on his arm-thigh.

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ṃpàtųükwü

m̀pàtụ̀ụkwụ̄

Standard Igbo
MedicineCulture

Noun

1.the part of the leg between the hips and the knee; lap(s); thigh(s)

Example

Akwa Amaka emechighi mpataụkwụ ya.

Akwa Amaka emechighi mpataụkwụ ya.

Amaka's dress did not cover her thighs.

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ṃpàtà

m̀pàtà

Standard Igbo
Medicine

Noun

1.the fleshy areas of the arms and legs, particularly the humerus and femur; thigh; upper arm

Example

A gbara ya ọgwụ na mpata.

A gbara ya ọgwụ na mpata.

He was injected on the thigh.

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ṃbènūúkwù

m̀bènuukwù

Standard Igbo
Fashion

Noun

1.a skirt whose length does not go beyond the thighs; mini skirt or dress

Example

Mbenuukwu na-egosi ọtọ mmadụ.

Mbenuukwu na-egosi ọtọ mmadụ.

Mini dress exposes one's nakedness.

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