Difference between revisions of "shame"
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:*{{ux|dv|E good make we dey '''shame''' [[kurukere]] people make de change but na so so hailing we dey give them even from pulpit. |(NSC_Abonyi_2021, It is good to call out people with ill-gotten wealth so they can change; but from the pulpit they are praised.)}} | :*{{ux|dv|E good make we dey '''shame''' [[kurukere]] people make de change but na so so hailing we dey give them even from pulpit. |(NSC_Abonyi_2021, It is good to call out people with ill-gotten wealth so they can change; but from the pulpit they are praised.)}} | ||
:*{{ux|dv|This one fit make you dey '''shame''' or even dey fear. |(jw__43427, This can make you ashamed or afraid.)}} | :*{{ux|dv|This one fit make you dey '''shame''' or even dey fear. |(jw__43427, This can make you ashamed or afraid.)}} |
Revision as of 17:03, 1 July 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English shame
Pronunciation
- ʃêm
Noun
Na sey person body and mind begin do am like sey de naked am for public.
- Dat day, shame con catch me well, well. — (NST_cleaned__34250, That day I became very ashamed.)
- I never meet man wey no get shame like you. — (deuber__2757, I have never met a man as shameless as you are.)
- But instead make e bear the shame, e come agree to kill person wey no do anything. — (jw__37307, Rather than bear the disgrace, he decided to kill an innocent person.)
Translations
- English: shame
Verb
Sey de disgrace person.
- E good make we dey shame kurukere people make de change but na so so hailing we dey give them even from pulpit. — (NSC_Abonyi_2021, It is good to call out people with ill-gotten wealth so they can change; but from the pulpit they are praised.)
- This one fit make you dey shame or even dey fear. — (jw__43427, This can make you ashamed or afraid.)
- If the papa or mama use e as e take vex am, curse the pikin or punish am, the pikin fit come dey shame or stop to dey talk to dem. — (jw__11740, If a parent calls down evil on the child or punishes the child in anger, the child may become ashamed or withdraw into a shell.)
Translations
- English: be ashamed, disgrace