3 found for 'yawn' in Igbo
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ghé úghérē
ghe ugherē
Standard Igbo
Active verb
㣄密㣄㚡
1.yawn
Example
Ọ na-eghe ughere
Ọ na-eghe ughere
He is yawning
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úghérē
ugherē
Standard Igbo
Noun
密㣄㚡
1.yawn; inhale air uncontrollable through the mouth due to tiredness
Example
Ighe ughere abụghị ihe ama ụma eme.
Ighe ughere abụghị ihe ama ụma eme.
Yawning is an involuntary action.
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sè ütïrï
sè ụtịrị̄
Standard Igbo
Medicine
Active verb
1.stretch oneself (as sometimes done when yawning or during exhaustion or idleness)
Example
̣Ọ na-ese ụtịrị oge ọbụla o tetara ụra.
̣Ọ na-ese ụtịrị oge ọbụla o tetara ụra.
He stretches her body whenever he wakes from sleep.
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