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pịa

Wordpịa
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Active verb

1.flog

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Nwoke ahụ pịara ịnyịnya ya ụtalị.

Nwoke ahụ pịara ịnyịnya ya ụtalị.

That man flogged his horse.

pị̄

Wordpị̄
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Active verb

1.sharpen(stick or pencil); carve

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I kwesịrị ịpị ọnụ osisi ahụ tupu ị rụnye ya n'ala.

I kwesịrị ịpị ọnụ osisi ahụ tupu ị rụnye ya n'ala.

You are supposed to sharpen the tip of that stick before you stick it to the ground.

pị̀

Wordpị̀
Definitions

Active verb

1.press; apply pressure on, especially with the finger;

2.squeeze; firmly apply pressure on

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Nne m na-apị pịanụ.

Nne m na-apị pịanụ.

My mother plays piano.

Ọ pịrị aka n'etiti ya.

Ọ pịrị aka n'etiti ya.

He squeezed its center.

Onye nkụzi pịrị ya aka n'ọnụ.

Onye nkụzi pịrị ya aka n'ọnụ.

The teacher squeezed her mouth.

Ume na-apị ụtara.

Ume na-apị ụtara.

Ume is squeezing the fufu.

Pịa aka ebe a.

Pịa aka ebe a.

Press hand here.

Ọ ga-emebi ma ọ pịa ya aka.

Ọ ga-emebi ma ọ pịa ya aka.

It will spoil if he presses it.

Gaa, pịa ya aka.

Gaa, pịa ya aka.

Go and press it.

Onye na-apịa na beelụ

Onye na-apịa na beelụ

Who is pressing the bell.

Achọghị m ịpị isi ya aka.

Achọghị m ịpị isi ya aka.

I do not want to press his head.

Onye pịrị gị etuto a?

Onye pịrị gị etuto a?

Who pressed this boil for you?

Gịnị ka ị na-apị ihe ahụ?

Gịnị ka ị na-apị ihe ahụ?

What is that you are pressing?

Enweghịzị ihe fọdụrụ ị ga-apị.

Enweghịzị ihe fọdụrụ ị ga-apị.

There is nothing remaining for you to press.

pïkǫ

pịkọ̀

Wordpịkọ̀
Definitions

Active verb

1.compress; press together

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Udemba pịkọrọ achịcha ahụ.

Udemba pịkọrọ achịcha ahụ.

Udemba squeezed the bread.

Ọ ga-apịkọ ya mmiri.

Ọ ga-apịkọ ya mmiri.

He will sqeeze the water.

Ịpịkọ mmanụ anaghị egbu oge.

Ịpịkọ mmanụ anaghị egbu oge.

To squeeze oil does not take time.

Kedụ mgbe ị ga-apịkọ ya?

Kedụ mgbe ị ga-apịkọ ya?

When will you compress it?

Apịkọbeghị m ndị a.

Apịkọbeghị m ndị a.

I have not squeezed these ones.

kpö

kpọ

Wordkpọ
Definitions

Active verb

1.be blocked, especially eyes; be blinded

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Anya kpọrọ ya mgbe ọ gara agha.

Anya kpọrọ ya mgbe ọ gara agha.

His eyes got blinded when he went to war.

Anya ahụ akpọọla.

Anya ahụ akpọọla.

That eye is completely blinded.

Anya kpọrọ nwunye ya.

Anya kpọrọ nwunye ya.

His wife is blind.

Onye ka anya kpọrọ?

Onye ka anya kpọrọ?

Who was blinded?

Ịtụnye ahịhịa n'anya ga-akpọ ya anya.

Ịtụnye ahịhịa n'anya ga-akpọ ya anya.

Administering herbs to the eyes will cause blindness.

Ọgwụ Emeka tụnyere n'anya kpọrọ ya anya.

Ọgwụ Emeka tụnyere n'anya kpọrọ ya anya.

The eyedrop Emeka used made him blind.

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