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dödó

dọdo

Standard Igbo
Performing Arts

Active verb

1.hold fast or tight;

2.grip

Example

Ọ chọrọ idọdo m aka.

Ọ chọrọ idọdo m aka.

He wants to grip me

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kpà ṃkpà

kpà m̀kpà

Standard Igbo

Active verb

1.oppress; compact; compress; tight

Example

Nwoke ahụ angahị akpa onye ọbụla mkpa.

Nwoke ahụ angahị akpa onye ọbụla mkpa.

Those man does not oppress anyone.

Related Term

kpàfà

kpàfà

Standard Igbo
Technology

Active verb

1.be or make to be in a tight space; stick or get stuck

Example

Ebee ka Uchenna kpafara ego ahụ?

Ebee ka Uchenna kpafara ego ahụ?

Where did Uchenna stick that money?

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Word Stems

mïpų

mịpụ̀

Standard Igbo
Performing Arts

Active verb

1.sneak out; remove something from a tight place

Example

Nkechi chọrọ ịmịpụ.

Nkechi chọrọ ịmịpụ.

Nkechi wants to sneak out.

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ákáńtágídé

akantagide

Standard Igbo
Culture

Nominal Modifier

1.stinginess; miserly, niggardly, parsimonious; tight fisted

Example

Ndị mmadụ kpọrọ ya asị n'ihi akantagide ya.

Ndị mmadụ kpọrọ ya asị n'ihi akantagide ya.

People hate him because of his stinginess.

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Word Stems

fọ

Standard Igbo
Technology

Active verb

1.squeeze something through a tight place, mostly in an attempt to place, remove or search;

2.(figurative) search in a tight place by passing the hand or something else through

Example

Ụtara akpụ a fọrọ afọ na-aka amasi m.

Ụtara akpụ a fọrọ afọ na-aka amasi m.

I prefer kneaded cassava fufu.

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má ösų

ma ọsụ̀

Standard Igbo
Culture

Active verb

1.hiss; make a squeaky sound by forcefully sucking in air through the gap between a tight closed teeth, especially to show disappointment (typically African)

Example

Ezinnwa mara ọsụ mgbe ụgbọ hara ya.

Ezinnwa mara ọsụ mgbe ụgbọ hara ya.

Ezinwa hissed when the vehicle left her

Related Terms

Word Stems

kpà

kpà

Standard Igbo

Active verb

1.worry; bother

2.be tight; be jampacked; narrow

3.oppress; suppress; subdue

4.plait; interlace

5.trim or cut using a clipper or scissors

Example

Ndịndu anyị na-akpa anyị mkpa.

Ndịndu anyị na-akpa anyị mkpa.

Our leaders are oppressing us.

kpà ákpà

kpà akpà

Standard Igbo

Active verb

岸寀岸

1.weave

2.be tight, choked, crowded; restrictive

Example

Ụzọ ahụ kpara ákpà.

Ụzọ ahụ kpara ákpà.

That road is tight.

Word Stem

Nsịbịdị - 2 found

Pronunciation:

Definitions:

Pronunciation:

Definitions:

1.worry

2.stress

3.over think

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