Difference between revisions of "do wayo"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
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* [[du wayo]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English do wayo
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*From: English ''do'' and Hausa, ''wayo'' (''tricky'')
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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* dúwàyó
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-do wayo.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-do wayo.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-do wayo.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-do wayo.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
 
 
No documented examples in our corpora.
 
 
 
  
 
===Phrasal Verb===
 
===Phrasal Verb===
do wayo: to trick, to defraud -- Definition in Naija?
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* Make person use lielie collect someting from person.
 
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:*{{ux|dv|You dey '''do wayo'''. |( You defraud people.)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv|Dem know sey e no good to trust person wey dey '''do wayo''' .|(They know its not good to trust a trickster.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|You dey do people wayo. |(You defraud people.)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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* [[419]]
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: to trick, to defraud
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* English: ''to trick'', ''to defraud''

Latest revision as of 10:41, 5 May 2023

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • From: English do and Hausa, wayo (tricky)

Pronunciation

  • dúwàyó

Play Play

Phrasal Verb

  • Make person use lielie collect someting from person.
  • You dey do wayo.  — ( You defraud people.)
  • Dem know sey e no good to trust person wey dey do wayo .  — (They know its not good to trust a trickster.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: to trick, to defraud