Difference between revisions of "fukufuku"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
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* [[fuku]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English fukufuku
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from Yoruba ''fùkú''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 1
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 38754
 
 
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
fukufuku: lungs of cattle, eaten as a delicacy -- Definition in Naija?
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* Wetin dey for animal body wey dey control sey di animal dey [[breat]].
 
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:* Go look [[fuku]]
 
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====Translations====
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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English: ''lungs''
#: {{ux|dv|I dey like fuku.|no translation}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
  
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===Adverb===
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# As someting dey do wey be sey e get get small small hole inside am wey be sey if you press  am finish con leave am, e go con go dey dey as e dey before you press am.
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#:* {{ux|dv|Di cloth dey do '''fukufuku''' as I dey squeeze am .|(The cloth was spongy as I was squeezing it.)}}
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#Sey person dey breat with power.
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#:* {{ux|dv| After di man fall from di upstair, e just dey breat fukufuku. | (After the man fell from the storey building, he was struggling to breathe.)}}
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====Translations====
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English: ''spongy''
  
====Synonyms====
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===Adjective===
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* Make someting soft con get small small hole inside am wey be sey if you press finish e go still dey as e dey before you press am.
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:* {{ux|dv| Di bread wey de dey sell for dat shop wey near junction dey '''fukufuku''' well well. |(The bread sold at the shop by the junction is really soft.)}}
  
====Antonyms====
 
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: lungs of cattle, eaten as a delicacy
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* English: ''spongy'' , ''soft''

Latest revision as of 12:17, 29 February 2024

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

from Yoruba fùkú

Pronunciation

  • fùkùfùkù

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Noun

  • Wetin dey for animal body wey dey control sey di animal dey breat.

Translations

English: lungs

Adverb

  1. As someting dey do wey be sey e get get small small hole inside am wey be sey if you press am finish con leave am, e go con go dey dey as e dey before you press am.
    • Di cloth dey do fukufuku as I dey squeeze am .  — (The cloth was spongy as I was squeezing it.)
  2. Sey person dey breat with power.
    • After di man fall from di upstair, e just dey breat fukufuku.  —  (After the man fell from the storey building, he was struggling to breathe.)

Translations

English: spongy

Adjective

  • Make someting soft con get small small hole inside am wey be sey if you press finish e go still dey as e dey before you press am.
  • Di bread wey de dey sell for dat shop wey near junction dey fukufuku well well.  — (The bread sold at the shop by the junction is really soft.)


Translations

  • English: spongy , soft