àchàrà - What does 'achara' mean from Igbo to English?

àchàrà

àchàrà


Word	àchàrà
Definitions	Noun 憲 1.generic name for coarse grass or straw, including bamboo (Oxytenanthera sp.), elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and spear-grass (Imperata cylindrica)
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E ji achara arụ ụlọ ata.

Straws are used in building thatch house.

Ọ munyere ọkụ n'achara kpọrọ akpọ.

He set fire on the dry grass.

Achara juru n'ọhịa ahụ.

Bamboo is plenty in that bush.

Anụrụ m na isi achara na-achụ agwọ.

I heard that the smell of lemon grass drives snake away.

Ọ na-aṅụ mmiri oji sie achara ahụ.

She is drinking the water used in boiling that lemon grass.

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abụ̀rị̀bụ̀


Word	abụ̀rị̀bụ̀
Definitions	Noun 1.chaff from a processed food item, especially from palm kernel, cassava; corn etc
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E ji abụrịbụ na ike mmanụ emepụta oriọna.

Local lamp is produced with palm kernel chaff and sedimented oil.

E ji abụrịbụ emenwu ọkụ.

Palm kernel chaff is used in making fire.

Abụrịbụ akụ anaghị ekwe m elo.

I find it difficult swallowing palm kernel chaff.

Anyị na-ere abụrịbụ ọka.

We sell maize chaff.

Kponye m abụrịbụ akụ ahụ.

Give the palm kernel chaff.

Eloro m abụrịbụ akị awụsa.

I swallowed tigernut chaff.

Onye kposara abụrịbụ ndị a?

Who kept these chaffs?

Enyere m ọkụkọ m abụrịbụ ọka.

I gave my chicken corn chaff.

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Ha ji osisi ọtọsị rụọ ụlọ ha

They used bamboo to build their house

Ọ bụ osisi ọtọsị ka e ji rụọ ụlọ ahụ.

That house was built with bamboo.

Kedụ ebe m ga-enweta osisi ọtọsị?

Where will i get bamboo stick?

Nna m ji osisi ọtọsị kwee ji ya.

My father used bamboo stick to stake his yam.