4 found for 'wife' in Igbo
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nwúnyèédí
nwunyèedī
Noun
1.co-wife; wives married to one man
2.women married into the same family; women whose husbands are brothers
Example
Anyị nwere nzukọ ndị nwunyeedi.
Anyị nwere nzukọ ndị nwunyeedi.
We have co-wives meeting.
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kùchì
kùchì
Active verb
1.take the wife of a dead relative
Example
Nnanna ha kuchiri nwunye nwanne ya nwoke nwụrụ anwụ.
Nnanna ha kuchiri nwunye nwanne ya nwoke nwụrụ anwụ.
Their fore-father took in the wife of his dead brother.
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nwúnyè
nwunyè
Noun
子円
1.wife; a woman who is legally married to a man
Example
Eze lụrụ nwunye ọhụrụ.
Eze lụrụ nwunye ọhụrụ.
Eze married a new wife.
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nyíè
nyiè
Noun
円
1.female, especially non humans
2.(slang) wife
Example
Kedụ nyie gị?
Kedụ nyie gị?
Where is your wife?
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