20 found for 'yam' in Igbo
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àbàlà
àbàlà
Noun
1.water yam
àbàlà
àbàlà
Noun
師
1.water yam
Example
O nyere m abala.
O nyere m abala.
She gave me water yam.
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àbànà
àbànà
Noun
1.water yam (Dioscorea alata Linn.)
Example
Ọ naghị amasị m iri abana.
Ọ naghị amasị m iri abana.
I don't like eating water yam.
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bèchá
bècha
Active verb
1.peel; yam, orange, or something else
Example
Biko, bechaa oroma ahụ ka anyị rachaa..
Biko, bechaa oroma ahụ ka anyị rachaa..
Please peel that orange let us enjoy.
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ṃkpürų
m̀kpụrụ̀
Noun
1.small yam tuber(s) that is/are very tasty
Example
Udoka siri mkpụrụ ji.
Udoka siri mkpụrụ ji.
Udoka cooked small yam tubers.
Word Stem
àzámà
àzamà
Noun
1.African yam bean; stephenosylis stenocarpa
Example
Azama juru ahịa ugbu a.
Azama juru ahịa ugbu a.
Stephenosylis stenocarpa is every where in the market now.
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jí
ji
Noun
毀
1.yam(s)
Example
Ahụghị nwoke na ubi, ayọọ nwanyị ji
Ahụghị nwoke na ubi, ayọọ nwanyị ji
When you see no man in the farm, you'd beg a woman for yam
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édè
edè
Noun
昨
1.cocoyam
2.cocoyam that is eaten like yam; Indian coco
Example
E ji ede ete ofe onugbu.
E ji ede ete ofe onugbu.
Bitter leaf soup is prepared with cocoyam.
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ḿkpúrú
mkpūru
Noun
㮂
1.yam mound
Example
Ọ kọrọ ji ya na mkpuru na mkpuru.
Ọ kọrọ ji ya na mkpuru na mkpuru.
He cultivated his yam in mounds.
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Word Stem
öbá
ọba
Noun
抄
1.place where yams are stacked and stored
2.a store room or base; where some specific thing is stored
Example
Dobe ji ahụ n' ọba ka ọ ghara ifu.
Dobe ji ahụ n' ọba ka ọ ghara ifu.
Keep that yam in the barn so that it does not get missing.
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