sí önwü
si ọnwụ
| Word | si ọnwụ |
| Definitions | Active verb 1.be stubborn |
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Ndị Gana na-esi ọnwụ ma ha zute ndị Naịjiria na bọọlụụkwụ.
Ndị Gana na-esi ọnwụ ma ha zute ndị Naịjiria na bọọlụụkwụ.
Ghanaians get stubborn when they meet Nigerians in football.
ńtįíkē
ntị̀ikē
| Word | ntị̀ikē |
| Definitions | Noun 1.obstinacy; perverseness; stubbornness Adjective 1.stubborn, obstinate |
| Variations | ntị̀ ikē |
| Related Terms | No related terms |
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Achọghị m onye ntịike ahụ ebe a.
Achọghị m onye ntịike ahụ ebe a.
I do not want that stubborn person here.
Ntịike ya na-ewe m iwe.
Ntịike ya na-ewe m iwe.
His stubbornness is annoying me.
Nna ya tiri ya ihe maka ntịike ya.
Nna ya tiri ya ihe maka ntịike ya.
His father beat him because of his stubborness.
Chinedu bụ onye ntịike.
Chinedu bụ onye ntịike.
Chinedu is a stubborn person.
Ịgwa ya okwu bụ igbu oge, ọ bu onye ntịike.
Ịgwa ya okwu bụ igbu oge, ọ bu onye ntịike.
Talking to him is wasting of time, he is a stubborn person.
Ị ga-emerụ ya ahụ maka ntịike ya.
Ị ga-emerụ ya ahụ maka ntịike ya.
You will injure him because of his stubbornness.
Ị bụ onye ntịike?
Ị bụ onye ntịike?
Are you an obstinate person?
Ọtụtụ ụmụ nwaanyị ugbua nwere ntịike.
Ọtụtụ ụmụ nwaanyị ugbua nwere ntịike.
Many women now are stubborn.
kpöchí ńtì
kpọchi ntì
| Word | kpọchi ntì |
| Definitions | Passive verb 1.be deaf to, stubborn (literally close ears to) |
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M rue be ya, m ga-akpọchi ntị na ndụmọdu ya niile.
M rue be ya, m ga-akpọchi ntị na ndụmọdu ya niile.
When i get to his house, i will close my ears to all the advise he will give me.
Ọ kpọchiri ntị n'arịrịọ niile a rịọrọ ya.
Ọ kpọchiri ntị n'arịrịọ niile a rịọrọ ya.
He closed his ears to all the pleading that was done to him.
Kpọchie ntị gị nye okwu rụrụ arụ niile.
Kpọchie ntị gị nye okwu rụrụ arụ niile.
Close your ears to every corrupt words
O na-akpọchi ntị n'ihe niile m na-agwa ya.
O na-akpọchi ntị n'ihe niile m na-agwa ya.
He closes his ears to all the things i tell him.
Ikpọchi ntị n'okwu Chukwu na-egosi onye na-abụghị onye ụka.
Ikpọchi ntị n'okwu Chukwu na-egosi onye na-abụghị onye ụka.
Closing ones ears to the gospel of Christ shows a non-Christian.
Ágábá
Agaba
| Word | Agaba |
| Definitions | Proper noun 1.stubborn, reckless masquerade that moves about with an axe or matchet (machete), and a chain or rope round its waist, always ready to fight and destroy things |
| Variations | Agada idu |
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Mmọnwụ Agaba na-achọkarị okwu.
Mmọnwụ Agaba na-achọkarị okwu.
Agaba masquerade is usually troublesome
chïǹchį
chịǹchị̀
| Word | chịǹchị̀ |
| Definitions | Noun 㧉 1.a wingless bug that sucks human blood usually found in a furniture made of foam; bedbug; 2.a stubborn or adamant person (figurative); an annoying person |
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Ahụrụ m chịnchị n'akwa ha.
Ahụrụ m chịnchị n'akwa ha.
I saw bedbug on their bed.
Azụtara m ọgwụ eji egbu chinchin.
Azụtara m ọgwụ eji egbu chinchin.
I bought medicine for killing bedbugs
Anyị agaghị anọnwu n'oche a maka chịnchịn.
Anyị agaghị anọnwu n'oche a maka chịnchịn.
We cannot sit on this chair because of bedbugs.
Chịnchị nọ ebe ahụ.
Chịnchị nọ ebe ahụ.
There is bedbug there.
Chike sere chinchin n'akwụkwọ ya.
Chike sere chinchin n'akwụkwọ ya.
Chike drew a bedbug in his book.
Nwata a bụ chinchin.
Nwata a bụ chinchin.
This child is annoying.
Kedu ebe o si wee bute chịnchị?
Kedu ebe o si wee bute chịnchị?
Where did he get bedbug from?
òchíǹtį
òchiǹtị̀
| Word | òchiǹtị̀ |
| Definitions | Nominal Modifier 1.unable to hear 2.a stubborn person Noun 1.a deaf person |
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E nwere ụlọakwụkwọ ndị ochintị n'Enugwu.
E nwere ụlọakwụkwọ ndị ochintị n'Enugwu.
There is a school for the deaf at Enugu.
Anaghị agwa ochintị na agha esu.
Anaghị agwa ochintị na agha esu.
A stubborn person is not told that war has erupted.
Ndị ochintị na ndị ogbi na-agakọ akwụkwọ.
Ndị ochintị na ndị ogbi na-agakọ akwụkwọ.
The deaf and dumb attend the same school.
Emeka abụghị ochintị.
Emeka abụghị ochintị.
Emeka is not deaf.
Ochintị ya bidoro na nwata.
Ochintị ya bidoro na nwata.
His deafness started since childhood.
Otu n'ime ha bụ ochintị.
Otu n'ime ha bụ ochintị.
One of them is deaf.
ékwēēkwē
ekwēēkwē
| Word | ekwēēkwē |
| Definitions | Nominal Modifier 1.not giving in to opposition; intransigent; uncompromising; inflexible 2.stubborn; not easily letting go; doubting |
| Variations | ekwē ēkwē |
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Ekweekwe nwoke ahụ rapụtara ya.
Ekweekwe nwoke ahụ rapụtara ya.
The man's uncompromising nature landed him into trouble.
Ha ji obi ekweekwe soro onwe ha.
Ha ji obi ekweekwe soro onwe ha.
They approached themselves with stubborn heart.
Nna ya enyeghị ya ihe ọbụla maka ekweekwe ya.
Nna ya enyeghị ya ihe ọbụla maka ekweekwe ya.
His father did not dive him anything because of his stubbornness.
Mụ na ekweekwe ahụ agaghị abụ enyi.
Mụ na ekweekwe ahụ agaghị abụ enyi.
Me and that inflexible person can not be friends.