Difference between revisions of "cornercorner"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
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===Alternative forms===
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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Borrowed from English cornercorner
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From: English ''corner''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* kɔ̀nàkɔ́ná
 
* kɔ̀nàkɔ́ná
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-cornercorner.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-corner corner.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-cornercorner.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-cornercorner.m.ogg</sm2>
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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
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No documented examples in our corpora.
 
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===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
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cornercorner: cunning, crafty, not straight forward -- Definition in Naija?
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* When person no dey straight forward.
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:* {{ux|dv|All dese '''cornercorner''' things wey you dey do, e go finish you o. |(All these sneaky things you do will put you in trouble.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|Di man sabi '''cornercorner''' way die!. |(The man's ways are very crafty.)}}
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# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|All dese '''cornercorner''' things wey you dey do, e go finish you o. |(Your craftiness will boomerang.)}}
 
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====Derived forms====
 
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====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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*  
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* [[cunnycunny]]
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====Antonyms====
 
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: cunning, crafty, not straight forward
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* English: ''cunning'', ''crafty''

Latest revision as of 19:39, 3 May 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: English corner

Pronunciation

  • kɔ̀nàkɔ́ná

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Adjective

  • When person no dey straight forward.
  • All dese cornercorner things wey you dey do, e go finish you o.  — (All these sneaky things you do will put you in trouble.)
  • Di man sabi cornercorner way die!.  — (The man's ways are very crafty.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: cunning, crafty