6 found for 'thin' in Igbo
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tá àhü
ta àhụ
Active verb
草頑
1.grow thin; emaciate
Example
Ị ga-ata ahụ.
Ị ga-ata ahụ.
You will grow thin.
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nïgánïgá
nịganịga
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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ǫzįzà
ọ̀zị̀zà
Noun
1.sweeping
2.filtering; settling of particles at the base of a container
3.(fig.) be reduced in weight; be lean, thin (as result of abnormal condition, e.g. worry, illness, etc.)
Example
Amaka gara ọ̀zị̀zà ụlọụka.
Amaka gara ọ̀zị̀zà ụlọụka.
Amaka went to sweep the church.
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gïrïgïrï
gịrịgịrị
Noun
1.the quality of being thin, especially in an attractive or graceful way; slenderness
2.the quality of being watery
Nominal Modifier
1.thin, especially in an attractive or graceful way; slender
2.thin as a result of containing a lot of water; watery
Example
Ụmụnwoke gịrịgịrị na-amasi ya.
Ụmụnwoke gịrịgịrị na-amasi ya.
She likes slender men.
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sàchì
sàchì
Active verb
憬襟
1.cover something using its thin and, especially, wide cover. For example, books, and curtains
Example
Sachie akwụkwọ ahụ jee saa efere.
Sachie akwụkwọ ahụ jee saa efere.
Close that book and go wash the plates.
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tá
ta
Medial verb
1.reduce in breadth or thickness; grow thin;
2.dry up or go down in volume (a liquid)
Example
Mmiri ahụ na-ata ọsịịsọ maka anwụ.
Mmiri ahụ na-ata ọsịịsọ maka anwụ.
That water is drying up quickly because of the sun.
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