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esu

Wordesu
Definitions

Noun

1.giant African millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas)

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Ahụrụ m esu ka m na-achọ ịtụtụrụ mkpịsị ahụ dị n'ala.

Ahụrụ m esu ka m na-achọ ịtụtụrụ mkpịsị ahụ dị n'ala.

I saw a millipede while I was trying to pick up that stick on the ground.

Esu na-asọ oyi.

Esu na-asọ oyi.

Millipede is irritating.

Ahụrụ m esu.

Ahụrụ m esu.

I saw a millipede.

Esu na-arịpụta n'ime ala ma mmiri zoo.

Esu na-arịpụta n'ime ala ma mmiri zoo.

Millipede comes out of the ground when rain falls.

Nwata ahụ na-arị ka esu.

Nwata ahụ na-arị ka esu.

That child is as sluggish like millipede.

Onye gburu esu a?

Onye gburu esu a?

Who killed this millipede?

Gbuo esu ahụ.

Gbuo esu ahụ.

Kill that millipede.

O ji ụkwụ zọpịa esu ahụ.

O ji ụkwụ zọpịa esu ahụ.

He crushed the millipede with his leg.

àrįrį

àrị̀rị̀

Wordàrị̀rị̀
Definitions

Noun

1.grief; deep sorrow; heartache; great unhappiness caused by the death of a loved one;

2.humiliation; something that reduced someone's dignity or makes someone deeply sad

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Ibe kwara arịrị maka ọnwụ nwanne ya nwoke

Ibe kwara arịrị maka ọnwụ nwanne ya nwoke

Ibe grieved for the death of his brother

Arịrị agbawaala m obi.

Arịrị agbawaala m obi.

Grief has broken my heart.

Arịrị egbuola m.

Arịrị egbuola m.

Grief has killed me.

O mere m ihe arịrị.

O mere m ihe arịrị.

He caused me grief.

Ọ nọ n'arịrị.

Ọ nọ n'arịrị.

She is in grief.

mwúté

mwute

Wordmwute
Definitions

Noun

1.grief; hurtful, distressed

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Naanị mwute o nwere n'ọnọdọ m juru m afọ.

Naanị mwute o nwere n'ọnọdọ m juru m afọ.

Only the grief he felt in my condition is satisfactory.

Ọ nọ na nwute maka ihe merenụ.

Ọ nọ na nwute maka ihe merenụ.

He is distressed for what happened.

Nwaanyị ahụ nọ na mwute.

Nwaanyị ahụ nọ na mwute.

That woman is grieving.

O nwere mwute mgbe nna ya nwụrụ.

O nwere mwute mgbe nna ya nwụrụ.

He/she was distressed when his/her father died.

Ihe o mere, mere ka ndị mụrụ ya nọdụ na mwute.

Ihe o mere, mere ka ndị mụrụ ya nọdụ na mwute.

What he did, made his parents sit in sadness.

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