rotten
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English rotten
Pronunciation
- rɔ̀tí
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 1
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 2785
- Frequency in raw corpus: 25
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 4752
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
Adjective
rotten: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
- - (frequency:13)
- Some people, deir tings con dey rotten for farm. — (IBA_04_Alaska-Pepe_MG__71, Some people, their goods started to rot in the field.)
- The kind paper wey dem first take write Bible dey rotten; — (jw__15, __no translation__)
Derived forms
Synonyms
- whale 0.71 20, danfo 0.70 15, shit 0.70 20, thick 0.70 36, roast 0.68 17, boiled 0.68 9, flash 0.68 21, poo-poo 0.67 46, grenades 0.67 7
Antonyms
- whale 0.71 20, danfo 0.70 15, shit 0.70 20, thick 0.70 36, roast 0.68 17, boiled 0.68 9, flash 0.68 21, poo-poo 0.67 46, grenades 0.67 7
Translations
- English: no definition
Verb
rotten: decay, to be sexually promiscious, be naturally spoilt -- Definition in Naija?
- Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
- You don dey rotten sef. — no translation
- She be rotten woman. — no translation
- Di pikin don rotten. — no translation
Derived forms
Synonyms
- whale 0.71 20, danfo 0.70 15, shit 0.70 20, thick 0.70 36, roast 0.68 17, boiled 0.68 9, flash 0.68 21, poo-poo 0.67 46, grenades 0.67 7
Antonyms
- whale 0.71 20, danfo 0.70 15, shit 0.70 20, thick 0.70 36, roast 0.68 17, boiled 0.68 9, flash 0.68 21, poo-poo 0.67 46, grenades 0.67 7
Translations
- English: decay, to be sexually promiscious, be naturally spoilt