kwọ̀ - What does 'kwo' mean from Igbo to English?

kwö

kwọ


Word	kwọ
Definitions	Active verb 訴 1.grind; grate; 2.scoop (liquid) with the hand(s); splash (liquid) by scooping 3.wade; walk through a liquid, especially water Passive verb 1.cup or scoop a liquid, especially with the hands
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A na-eji akụrụngwa a akwọ ihe.

This gadget is used for grinding.

Ọ kwọrọ mmiri n'ahụ ya.

He splashed water on his body.

Onye kwọrọ egwusi a?

Who grinded this melon?

Ọ ga-akwọ ya echi?

Will he grind it tomorrow?

Ọ na-akwọ ihe mgbe anyị bịara.

He was grinding something when we came.

Ndụka na-akwọ ya ugbua.

Ndụka is grinding it now.

Ọ kwọ mmiri, ọ chọrọ ife m, n'aka ya.

He scooped water, he wants to sprinkle at me, in his hand.

Anyị na-akwọ ide.

We are wading through a flood.

Ị ga-akwọ mmiri?

Will you scoop water?

M na-akwọ mmiri a niile.

I wade through away all these rivers.

Bido ịkwọ mmiri a.

Start wading through this water.

Kwọọ mmiri a ugbua ohere dị.

Scoop this water now there is chance.

Ikenna kwọrọ ide ahụ n'ụtụtụ.

Ikenna waded through that flood away in the morning.

kwǫ

kwọ̀


Word	kwọ̀
Definitions	Active verb 1.piggy-back; piggyback; carry someone on the back or shoulders 2.drive; ride; carry or convey someone in a vehicle
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Ọ bụghị oge niile ka m na-akwọ nwa.

It is not every time that I piggy-back a child.

Ọ bụ m kwọrọ ya tupu ọ rahụ ụra.

I was the one who piggy-backed her before she slept.

Ada na-akwọ nnwa ya n'azụ oge ọ bụla.

Ada carries her child on the back every time.

Jiri nwayọ kwọrọ nnwa a.

Carry this child with ease.

Ịkwọ nne m aga ụka na-amasị m.

To drive my mother to church pleases me.

Emeka kwọ m ugbua.

Emeka is driving me now.

Onye ga-akwọ ya n'azụ apụọla.

The person that will carry her on the back has left.

kwò

kwò


Word	kwò
Definitions	Passive verb 1.for the sake; hold as a reason; because of; 2.move in a large number(especially noisily)
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Achọrọ m ikwo maka ego ahụ gaa be Ada.

I want to go to Ada's house because of that money.

Ekwo m maka gị pụta ezi taa.

I came out for your sake today.

Ha kwo ekwo bịa.

They came in a large number.

Kworo maka enyi gị bịa.

Come for the sake of your friend.

O kworo maka di ya nwụọ.

She died because of her husband.

Ị ga-ekwo maka ihe o mere gị ghara ige anyị ntị?

Will you refuse to listen to us because of what he did to you?

Emeka na-ekwo maka nne ya aga Nnewi n'ụbọchị ụka ọbụla.

Emeka goes to Nnewi every Sunday for the sake of his mother.

Agaghị m ekwo maka gị mee ihe njọ.

I will not commit sin because of you.

Ụmụakwụkwọ kworo banye n'ụlọ ahụ.

Students rush noisily into that house.

kwò

kwò


Word	kwò
Definitions	Active verb 1.roar(especially by a crowd); cheer
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Ha ga-ekwo ma ị gbaa ụdị egwu ahụ.

They will cheer if you dance that type of dance.

-kwá

-kwa


Word	-kwa
Definitions	Extensional suffix 層 1.also; in addition to; 2.actually; at all; really; emphatically
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Gịnị kwa bụdụ nke a?

What is this again?

Jekwa ebe ahụ ọzọ.

Go there again.

Carọkwọnụ akwụkwọ n nyaafu

I’m sure you didn’t come to school yesterday

Ebere rikwara nri ụtụtụ n'oge.

Ebere also ate breakfast on time.

Emeka ga-apịakwa gị ụtarị.

Emeka will flog you.

Kwekwanụ ukwe ahụ ọzọ.

Sing that song again.

Ọ gwakwara ya okwu ka ọ hụrụ ya.

He also spoke to him when he saw him.

Nwata a, o rikwara nri n'oge?

Did this child actually eat on time?

Pụkwa ebe a ugbu a.

Leave here now.

Ọ kwa mmadụ ka m na-agwa okwu?

Is it not somebody that I am talking to?

Gbaa mbọ nyekwa m akwụkwọ ahụ.

Try and give me that book.

Onye sikwara nri a?

Who cooked this food?

Biko, mekwaanụ ka ndị maara ihe.

Please, behave like educated people.

kwópų

kwōpụ̀


Word	kwōpụ̀
Definitions	Active verb 1.pluck, detach forcibly 2.rush out; go out noisily(especially a group of people)
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O kwopụrụ isi nwabebi Adaọra.

He detached the head of Adaora's doll.

Putawa! Ha ekwopula.

Start coming out! They have left(noisily).

gwǫ

gwọ̀


Word	gwọ̀
Definitions	Active verb 1.scoop nonliquid materials present in a liquid; dredge; 2.scoop semi pasty substances, especially in big quantity
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Anyị ga-agwọ Abacha echi.

We shall make abacha tomorrow.

Anyị ga-agwọ ụziide anyị a na Satọdee.

We will dredge this our gutter on Saturday.

Gwọọ nri ahụ agwọ.

Scoop the food.

Ha na-agwọ ji na akwụkwọ nri

They are scooping yam and vegetables.

Obi na-agwọ ofe.

Obi scoops the soup too much.

Ị gwọọ ofe ahụ, apịa m gị ụtarị.

If you scoop the soup too much, I will flog you.

Nneka gwọrọ ofe oge anyị na-eri nri.

Nneka scooped the soup too much when we were eating.

Ha ga-agwọrọ ya ji na agwa.

They will scoop yam and beans for him.

gwè

gwè


Word	gwè
Definitions	Active verb 消 1.to crush using a pestle or something of sort
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E ji igwe rụọ oche a.

This chair is made of metal.

Biko, gwee ihe ahụ nke ọma.

Please, crush that thing properly.

Egwere m ose n'ụtụtụ.

I grinded pepper in the morning.

Onye ga-egwe àgwà a?

Who is going to grind this beans?

Onye gwere egwusi ahụ?

Who grinded the melon?

Anyị na-egwe ọka.

We are grinding maize.

Nkechi na-egwe ịsha n'azụ ụlọ.

Nkechi is grinding crayfish behind the house.

Gwee ya ngwa ngwa.

Grind it very fast.

sö

sọ


Word	sọ
Definitions	Active verb 1.flow (liquid or gas)
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Mmiri si ebe ahụ na-asọ.

Water is flowing from there.

Ọ na-asọ asọ.

It is flowing.

Ọ na-asọkarị n'ụtụtụ.

It flows more in the morning.

Ọ dịka ọ ga-asọ ọzọ.

It is like it will flow again.

Ọsụsọ na-asọ ya ka mmiri n'ahụ.

Sweat is flowing like river on his body.

Ọ sọrọ rute ebe a.

It flowed and reached here.

nyà

nyà


Word	nyà
Definitions	Active verb 遇 1.drive; ride 2.bend(especially something that can easily return to normal position); steer; tilt; sway; carry a bag by hanging it on the shoulder
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Ọ na-aga ije, ọ na-anyagharị ụbụ ya.

When he walks, he tilts his shoulder side to side.

Mpụ abụghị ihe mba ọbụla na-eji anya isi.

Fraud is not what any nation prides in.

Ada na-anya nnukwu akpa.

Ada carries a big bag.

Gwa m onye ga-anya ụgbọala a.

Tell me who will drive this car.

Ịnya nnukwu akpa na-ara m ahụ.

To carry a big bag is difficult for me.

Nyaa ihe kwesịrị gị dịka akaochie.

Drive what seems best as a veteran.

Were ihe a nyagharịa igwe a.

Use this to bend the iron.

Ọ nyara yok m, m ga-anyarakwa nke ya.

If he carries my yoke, I will carry his yoke too.

Anaghị m anya ụgbọ mmiri.

I don't ride boats.

Ọ bụ ọ nya akpa eli ozu.

He is a dubious person.

Ama m anya moto.

I know how to drive a car.

Nyara moto ahụ pụọ ebe a!

Drive that car out of this place!