yì
yì
| Word | yì |
| Definitions | Passive verb 既 1.resemble; look like |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
O yiri ụgbaala m.
O yiri ụgbaala m.
It looks like my car.
Nwata ahụ yiri nne ya.
Nwata ahụ yiri nne ya.
That child looks like her mother.
O yiri ụgbaala m.
O yiri ụgbaala m.
It looks like my car.
Nwa m ga-eyi m ma o too.
Nwa m ga-eyi m ma o too.
My child will resemble me when he is grown.
See ya ka o yie ya.
See ya ka o yie ya.
Draw it to look like it.
Ọ ga-amasị Amaka iyi Chigozie.
Ọ ga-amasị Amaka iyi Chigozie.
It will please Amaka to resemble Chigozie.
Nwata ahụ yiri nne ya.
Nwata ahụ yiri nne ya.
That child looks like her mother.
Nwa a chọrọ iyi nwanne m.
Nwa a chọrọ iyi nwanne m.
This child wants to resemble my brother.
Nwata na-eyighị nne na nna ya, kedụ onye ọ ga-eyi?
Nwata na-eyighị nne na nna ya, kedụ onye ọ ga-eyi?
A child that does not look like his parents, who will he look like?
O yighị onye m bu n'obi.
O yighị onye m bu n'obi.
He does not resemble who I thought.
Amaghị m ihe ọ na-eyi.
Amaghị m ihe ọ na-eyi.
I do not know what it is looking like.
Gwa anyị ihe akụkọ ahụ na-eyi na nghọta gị.
Gwa anyị ihe akụkọ ahụ na-eyi na nghọta gị.
Tell us what that story looks like in your understanding.
ùrírì
ùrirì
| Word | ùrirì |
| Definitions | Noun 1.a rodent that resembles a squirrel |
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| Word Stem | No word stems |
Examples
Ahụrụ m uriri n'elu osisi.
Ahụrụ m uriri n'elu osisi.
I saw squirrel on top of a tree.
Uriri na-ata mkpụrụ akwụ m.
Uriri na-ata mkpụrụ akwụ m.
Squirrel is eating my palm fruits.
Uriri nwere akwụ.
Uriri nwere akwụ.
Squirrels have nest.
ìjìríìjì
ìjìriìjì
| Word | ìjìriìjì |
| Definitions | Noun 1.an edible legume that resembles beans, found around Nsukka area |
| Related Terms | No related terms |
| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Anyị na-ata ijiriji.
Anyị na-ata ijiriji.
We are eating ijiriiji.
ǫchïchá
ọ̀chịchā
| Word | ọ̀chịchā |
| Definitions | Noun 憧 1.cockroach; a brown, winged, nocturnal, scavenging insect that resembles a beetle |
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| Word Stem | No word stems |
Examples
Anyị mụrụ maka ọchịcha n'ụlọakwụkwọ anyị taa.
Anyị mụrụ maka ọchịcha n'ụlọakwụkwọ anyị taa.
We learnt about cockroach at school today.
Obi pịagburu ọchịcha a.
Obi pịagburu ọchịcha a.
Obi killed this cockroach by hitting it with an object.
Isi ọchịcha na-arụ afọ.
Isi ọchịcha na-arụ afọ.
The smell of cockroach is disgusting.
Onye gburu ọchịcha ahụ?
Onye gburu ọchịcha ahụ?
Wo killed that cockroach?
Anyị anaghị eri ọchịcha.
Anyị anaghị eri ọchịcha.
We do not eat cocroach.
Ọchịcha si n'akpa ahụ rịpụta.
Ọchịcha si n'akpa ahụ rịpụta.
A cockroach crawled out of that bag
úzè
uzè
| Word | uzè |
| Definitions | Noun 1.Giant Forest squirrel (Protoxerus strangeri) that resembles the ordinary squirrel |
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| Word Stem | No word stems |
Examples
Uze na ọsa yiri onwe ha.
Uze na ọsa yiri onwe ha.
The giant squirrel and squirrel resemble.
Uze na-ata akwụ.
Uze na-ata akwụ.
The giant squirrel is eating palm kernel.
Anyị gburu uze ise n'ugbo anyị
Anyị gburu uze ise n'ugbo anyị
We killed five uze in our farm.
Uze na-atawa akị siri ike.
Uze na-atawa akị siri ike.
The giant squirrel cracks hard nuts.
ákįrïkö
akị̀rịkọ
| Word | akị̀rịkọ |
| Definitions | Noun 1.peeling or scraping of roasted yam; food burnt in cooking 2.dry yam plant (external stem which looks like rope and which when twined into a bundle resembles a sponge, sometimes used for hard scrubbing) |
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| Word Stem | No word stems |
Examples
Akịrịkọ ji na-atọ ụtọ.
Akịrịkọ ji na-atọ ụtọ.
The bottom burnt part of yam is delicious.
Kedu ebe ị wụsara akịrịkọ ite ahụ.
Kedu ebe ị wụsara akịrịkọ ite ahụ.
Were did you pour the burnt food from that pot.
Iri akịrịkọ ite e ji si àgwà na-amasị m.
Iri akịrịkọ ite e ji si àgwà na-amasị m.
Eating the last burnt part of pot used to cook beans pleases me.
Wepụ akịrịkọ ji a.
Wepụ akịrịkọ ji a.
Peel the burnt back of this yam.
Onye kposara akịrịkọ ndị a?
Onye kposara akịrịkọ ndị a?
Who left these burnt food residue?
Enwere m akịrịkọ osikapa ahụ.
Enwere m akịrịkọ osikapa ahụ.
I have the burnt part of the rice.
Anaghị m eri akịrịkọ ite.
Anaghị m eri akịrịkọ ite.
I do not eat the last burnt part of food under the pot.