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Igbo word

ụfụ

In Igbo, ụfụ means pain / hurt / ache (bodily); swelling. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What ụfụ means

ụfụ Noun and health
pain / hurt / ache (bodily); swellingA bodily pain or swelling ('ọ na-afụ gị ụfụ' = where does it hurt / where is it swelling on you).

How to say it

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

Igbo is tonal, so pitch can change a word’s meaning. The marks above show this reading. The recording is a native speaker.

ụfụ in a sentence

  • Ọ na-afụ m ụfụ.It hurts.
  • Isi m na-afụ m ụfụ.My head hurts.
  • Olee ebe ọ na-afụ gị ụfụ?Where does it hurt?