Difference between revisions of "oversabi"
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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| + | From: English ''over'' and Portuguese ''sabir'' | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| + | * òvɛ̀rsàbí | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-insert word.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-insert word.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-insert word.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-insert word.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
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| + | ===Adverb=== | ||
| + | * Sey person dey do like say na im know pass evribody for dis world. | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv|'''Oversabi''' dey worry dat girl. |(NSC_2021, She's a know-it-all.)}} | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv| If you continue to dey do '''oversabi''', I no go teach you again.|(NSC_2021, If you continue acting as if you know-it-all, I will no longer teach you.)}} | ||
===Related forms=== | ===Related forms=== | ||
| + | [[sabisabi]], [[sabi]] | ||
====Synonym==== | ====Synonym==== | ||
| − | + | * [[itk]] | |
====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
| + | * English: ''know it all'' | ||
Revision as of 15:17, 7 October 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English over and Portuguese sabir
Pronunciation
- òvɛ̀rsàbí
Adverb
- Sey person dey do like say na im know pass evribody for dis world.
- Oversabi dey worry dat girl. — (NSC_2021, She's a know-it-all.)
- If you continue to dey do oversabi, I no go teach you again. — (NSC_2021, If you continue acting as if you know-it-all, I will no longer teach you.)
Related forms
Synonym
Translation
- English: know it all