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mmee

Wordmmee
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Noun

1.red (colour)

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Onye nwe ụgbaala mmee ahụ?

Onye nwe ụgbaala mmee ahụ?

Who has that red car?

Ihe ọ bụla na-acha mmee nwere ihe ọ na-arụtụ aka.

Ihe ọ bụla na-acha mmee nwere ihe ọ na-arụtụ aka.

Any red thing in colour points to something.

Ọ na-amasị Ada iyi akwa mmee.

Ọ na-amasị Ada iyi akwa mmee.

Ada likes wearing red cloths.

Kpọọrọ m nwoke ahụ kpụ okpu mmee.

Kpọọrọ m nwoke ahụ kpụ okpu mmee.

Call me that man that is wearing a red cap.

Chika nwere akpa mmee abụọ.

Chika nwere akpa mmee abụọ.

Chika has two red bags.

Akwa m dị mmee.

Akwa m dị mmee.

My cloth is red.

Akpụkpụukwu mmee ka m chọrọ ịzụ.

Akpụkpụukwu mmee ka m chọrọ ịzụ.

I want to buy red shoes.

Achọghị m nke mmee ahụ.

Achọghị m nke mmee ahụ.

I don't want that red one.

Ọbara na-acha ezigbo mmee n'anya.

Ọbara na-acha ezigbo mmee n'anya.

Blood is typically red at sight.

Anyị na-aga n'ụlọ mmee ahụ.

Anyị na-aga n'ụlọ mmee ahụ.

We are going to that red house.

íríírē

iriīrē

Wordiriīrē
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Noun

戯戯

1.pink(colour)

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Akwa m na-achọ na-acha iriire.

Akwa m na-achọ na-acha iriire.

The cloth I am looking for is red in colour.

ńchághá

nchagha

Wordnchagha
Definitions

Noun

1.fade [of colour in a cloth], bleaching of skin using pomade

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Akwa a na-eme nchagha.

Akwa a na-eme nchagha.

This cloth is fading.

Biko, kwụsị ime nchagha.

Biko, kwụsị ime nchagha.

Please, stop bleaching.

Kedu etu akwa ọhụrụ a si eme nchagha?

Kedu etu akwa ọhụrụ a si eme nchagha?

How come this new cloth is fading?

Mma nwaanyị a na-eme nchagha.

Mma nwaanyị a na-eme nchagha.

This lady's beauty is fading.

Ude nchagha na-emebi akpụkpọahụ.

Ude nchagha na-emebi akpụkpọahụ.

Bleaching cream destroys the skin.

ńdųńdų

ndụ̀ndụ̀

Wordndụ̀ndụ̀
Definitions

Nominal Modifier

艶艶

1.having the colour green; greenish;

2.fresh, especially smell

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Ọ na-acha ndụndụ.

Ọ na-acha ndụndụ.

It is green in colour.

Akpụkpọụkwụ ya na-acha ndundu.

Akpụkpọụkwụ ya na-acha ndundu.

His shoe is greenish in colour.

Ụlọ ya bụ nke na-acha ndụndụ.

Ụlọ ya bụ nke na-acha ndụndụ.

His house is the one that is green in colour.

O nyere m nke ndụndụ.

O nyere m nke ndụndụ.

She gave me the green one.

Ha niile nwechara ụcha ndụndụ.

Ha niile nwechara ụcha ndụndụ.

All of them are greenish in colour.

Ọ na-acha ndụndụ.

Ọ na-acha ndụndụ.

It is green in colour.

Ụlọ ya bụ nke na-acha ndụndụ.

Ụlọ ya bụ nke na-acha ndụndụ.

His house is the one that is green in colour.

Onye chọrọ nke ndụndụ?

Onye chọrọ nke ndụndụ?

Who needs the green one?

Agba ya dị ndụndụ.

Agba ya dị ndụndụ.

The colour is greenish.

Akpụkpọụkwụ ya na-acha ndundu.

Akpụkpọụkwụ ya na-acha ndundu.

His shoe is greenish in colour.

Akwụkwọnri ahụ dị ndụndụ.

Akwụkwọnri ahụ dị ndụndụ.

That vegetable is fresh.

Tụọ aka na nke bụ ndụndụ.

Tụọ aka na nke bụ ndụndụ.

Point to the greenish one.

ųchá

ụ̀cha

Wordụ̀cha
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Noun

1.colour of items, animals etc.

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O nwere ụcha ọbaraọbara.

O nwere ụcha ọbaraọbara.

It has red colour.

síjí

siji

Wordsiji
Definitions

Active verb

1.colour something by soaking it in a solution mixed with a dye; dye; dye black

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Isiji akwa a ga-eri gị nnukwu ego.

Isiji akwa a ga-eri gị nnukwu ego.

To dye this cloth will cost you so much money.

Ha na-esiji akwa.

Ha na-esiji akwa.

They dye clothes./They are dying cloth.

Aka ya agbajiela oji n'ihi na ọ na-esiji akwa.

Aka ya agbajiela oji n'ihi na ọ na-esiji akwa.

Her hands have turned black because she dies clothes.

Bịa, sijiere m akwa.

Bịa, sijiere m akwa.

Come and dye my cloth.

chá èdóèdò

cha èdoèdò

Wordcha èdoèdò
Definitions

Active verb

差缶缶

1.be yellow in colour

2.be yellow

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A hụrụ m ugbọala na-acha edoedo.

A hụrụ m ugbọala na-acha edoedo.

I saw a car that is yellow in color..

Efe m na acha edo edo

Efe m na acha edo edo

My cloth is yellow in colour

Nne m nwere akpụkpụụkwụ na-acha edoedo.

Nne m nwere akpụkpụụkwụ na-acha edoedo.

My mother has a yellow shoe.

O ji ododo akamere na-acha edoedo chọọ ụlọ ya mma.

O ji ododo akamere na-acha edoedo chọọ ụlọ ya mma.

He decorated his house with artificial yellow flower.

òdóòdò

òdoòdò

Wordòdoòdò
Definitions

Nominal Modifier

1.having a yellow colour; yellowish

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Agba odoodo ka a tere ụlọ ahụ.

Agba odoodo ka a tere ụlọ ahụ.

The colour painted on the house is yellow.

A gwara ya chịta uwe na-acha odoodo.

A gwara ya chịta uwe na-acha odoodo.

He was told to bring yellow dress.

chú ēchú

chu ēchū

Wordchu ēchū
Definitions

Active verb

1.be dull, half-done (of colour of half-cooked food); fall short of expected standard (especially in colour); be dull, morose, half-baked (of person); be degrading (of action);

2.fade

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Eze ya churu echu.

Eze ya churu echu.

His teeth is faded.

Achọghị m nke ahụ na-echu echu.

Achọghị m nke ahụ na-echu echu.

I don't want that one that is fading.

Afere a ga-echu echu ngwa.

Afere a ga-echu echu ngwa.

This plate will fade off fast.

Akwà ọcha m a na-achọ ichu echu.

Akwà ọcha m a na-achọ ichu echu.

This my white cloth is about to fade.

Ha niile churu echu.

Ha niile churu echu.

All of them are faded.

Olu akwa ya echuola.

Olu akwa ya echuola.

The collar of his shirt has faded.

O kpu okpu churu echu.

O kpu okpu churu echu.

He puts on a faded cap.

Ịgbasa akwa ahụ n'anwụ oge niile ga-eme ka o chuo echu.

Ịgbasa akwa ahụ n'anwụ oge niile ga-eme ka o chuo echu.

Spreading this cloth under the sun all the time can make it fade.

Mkpụrụ kashuu gị churu uwe m zụrụ ọhụrụ.

Mkpụrụ kashuu gị churu uwe m zụrụ ọhụrụ.

Your cashew nut stained the new cloth i bought.

O che na mmanya a na-echu akwa.

O che na mmanya a na-echu akwa.

I thought that the drink will stain my cloth.

chá ńtüńtü

chā ntụn̄tụ̄

Wordchā ntụn̄tụ̄
Definitions

Active verb

差拠拠

1.be ash, grey or dusty in colour

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Hichapụ isi gị ọ na acha ntụntụ

Hichapụ isi gị ọ na acha ntụntụ

Wipe your head it's looking dusty in color.

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