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ógwū

Translates to
thorn 

noun

a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
Not to be Confused With
ọ́gwụ̀medicine, witchcraft
Sentences

Mkpụrụ ụfọdụ danyere nꞌala ebe ogwu ogwu dị. Mgbe ha topụtara, ogwu ahụ kpagburu ha.

Some seeds stick to the bottom of the thorn. When they grow up, they are persecuted by the thorns.

Mkpụrụ nke dara nꞌala ahụ ogwu ogwu dị nọchiri anya obi mmadụ onye nụrụ ozi ọma ahụ, ma ọchịchọ nke ụwa a, ya na itinye obi nꞌakụ nke ụwa, kpagidere okwu dị nꞌime ya, mee ka ọ hapụ ịmị mkpụrụ.

The seed that falls on the thorns represents the heart of a person who hears the good news, but the desires of this world, coupled with the worldly spirit, interfere with the words in it, causing it to cease bearing fruit.

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