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Igbo word

oyi

In Igbo, oyi means cold / chill. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What oyi means

oyi Quality and nature
cold / chillCold temperature ('mmiri oyi' = cold water).

How to say it

Say it as ó-yī. Keep every written vowel clear, including dotted vowels, without adding an English stress pattern.

Igbo is a tonal language, so the pitch of a word carries meaning. The spelling above keeps the marks the app teaches, and the recording is a native speaker, not a machine voice.

oyi in a sentence

  • mmiri oyicold water
  • Biko, nye m mmiri oyi.Please give me cold water.