Difference between revisions of "gumgum"
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# Make person or someting dey [[followfollow]] person or someting up and down. | # Make person or someting dey [[followfollow]] person or someting up and down. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|Dat babe just dey '''gumgum''' our friend.|( | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Dat babe just dey '''gumgum''' our friend.|(That lady is clingy to our friend.)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| Dis sweet don '''gumgum''' my cloth.|( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Dis sweet don '''gumgum''' my cloth.|(This candy has gummed my cloth.)}} |
# Make someting dey [[draw]]. | # Make someting dey [[draw]]. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|Di rice don spoil, e don dey '''gum''' .|( | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Di rice don spoil, e don dey '''gum''' .|(The rice is getting spoilt, it's becoming sticky.)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| Na glue dey '''gumgum''' me for leg.|( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Na glue dey '''gumgum''' me for leg.|(The glue is making my leg sticky.)}} |
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* [[followfollow]] | * [[followfollow]] | ||
====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
| − | * English: ''sticky, clinging'' | + | * English: ''sticky, clinging, glued'' |
Latest revision as of 16:45, 31 May 2023
Naija
Etymology
- From: English gum
Pronunciation
- gɔ̀mgɔ́m
Verb
- Make person or someting dey followfollow person or someting up and down.
- Dat babe just dey gumgum our friend. — (That lady is clingy to our friend.)
- Dis sweet don gumgum my cloth. — (This candy has gummed my cloth.)
- Make someting dey draw.
- Di rice don spoil, e don dey gum . — (The rice is getting spoilt, it's becoming sticky.)
- Na glue dey gumgum me for leg. — (The glue is making my leg sticky.)
Related forms
Synonym
Translation
- English: sticky, clinging, glued