etu - What does 'etu' mean from Igbo to English?

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ètù


Word	ètù
Definitions	Adverb 虐 1.the likeness of an action or being; manner; how; the way;
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Enwere etu onyenkụzi m siri kụzie ya.

There is a way my teacher taught it.

Biko, nye m nke dị etu a.

Please, give me the one that is like this.

Achọghị m nke dị etu ahụ.

I don't want the one that is like that.

Enwere etu nke ya dị.

His own is in some way.

Etu esi kwa akwa ahụ mara mma.

The way that cloth was sewn is fine.

Kedụ etu i si mee ihe a?

How did you do this thing?

Ọ bụ etu ahụ ka ha si eme?

Is that how they do?

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etu


Word	etu
Definitions	Noun 1.a worm-like animal that usually found in rivers or streams; leech(es)
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Anyị hụrụ etu nwụrụ anwụ.

We saw a dead leech.

Ọ maghị ihe dị iche n'etu na idide.

He does not know the difference between a leech and an earthworm.

Jiri nnu gbuo etu a.

Kill this leech with salt.

Etu na-ebi na mmiri.

Leeches live in the water.

Chike gburu etu.

Chike killed a leech.

Ọ bụ etu tara Obi n'ukwu.

It was a leech that bit Obi on his leg.

átü

atụ


Word	atụ
Definitions	Noun 弦 1.chewing stick; a stick chewed to form brush at the tip and used for cleaning the teeth 2.the concept of cleaning the teeth, especially as a routine
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Atụ a bụ nke Emeka.

This chewing stick is for Emeka.

Atụ ahụ na-elu ilu.

That chewing stick tastes bitter.

Biko, zụtara m atụ n'ahịa.

Please buy chewing stick for me at the market.

I nwere atụ?

Do you have chewing stick?

Ọ na-ata atụ.

She is brushing/

Onye nwe atụ ahụ dị n'elu okpokolo?

Who has the chewing stick on the table?

Jiri atụ ahụ kpụchaa ire gị.

Use that chewing stick to clean your tongue.

Atụ osisi ka m chọrọ.

I want chewing stick.

E ji osisi onugbu eme atụ.

Onugbu stiick could be used as chewing stick.

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atụ


Word	atụ
Definitions	Noun 恥 1.buffalo; large shaggy-haired brown animal
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Atụ bụ anụmanụ buru ibu

Buffalo is a large animal

Atụ na-ebu afọ ime ọnwa iri na otu.

Buffalo carries pregnancy for eleven months.

Dinta ahụ gbagburu atụ.

That hunter killed a buffalo.

Atụ nwere mpi.

Buffalo has horn.

Anyị riri anụ atụ.

We ate buffalo meat.

Atụ na-ebi nso ebe ọ na-enwete mmiri.

Buffalo lives closer to its water source.

Atụ na-amụkarị ụmụ n'oge udummiri.

Buffalo usually give birth to young ones during rainy seasons.

Atụ bụ anụmanụ buru ibu.

Buffalo is a large animal.

Ahụtụbeghi m atụ mbụ.

I have never seen a buffalo before.

Atụ a toro ogologo.

This buffalo is tall.

Atụ na-ata ahịhịa.

Buffalo eats grass.

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uchùchurū


Word	uchùchurū
Definitions	Noun 1.hiccups; an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a characteristic 'hic' sound
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Ọ bụghị naanị ụmụaka ka uchuchuru na-akpo.

It is not only children that are affected by hiccups.

Idobe eriri n'isi nwata, ọ na-akwụsị uchuchuru?

Does placing a thread on a baby's head stop hiccups?

Uchuchuru na-akpọ m.

I am having hiccups.

Ịṅụ mmiri na-akwụsị uchuchuru.

Drinking water stops hiccups.

Ọ dịghị mma ka uchuchuru metee mmadụ aka.

It is not good to experience hiccup for a long time.

Kedụ onye uchùchurū na-akpọ?

Who has hiccups?

Uchuchuru na-akpọ ya bụ ihe ekwesịrị ilebara anya.

The hiccup has become an issue of concern.

Uchùchurū kpọgburu ya.

He died of hiccups.

Uchùchurū adịghị mma ịkpọ okenye.

It is not good for adults to have hiccups.