shell

ƙwarya, ɓawon wajen abu kamar ƙwai ko kunkuru.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Singular shell

Plural shells

A shell

1. A hard object that can be found on beaches.

   I have a collection of colorful shells at home which I have collected when I visit the beach.

2. (weaponry) The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) shell

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) shells

Past tense (ya wuce) shelled

Past participle (ya wuce) shelled

Present participle (ana cikin yi) shelling

1. An act of bombing. <> Jefa bamabamai.

   The shelling of the South Korean island is a major event that happened in 2010.