Difference between revisions of "shak"
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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
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| + | [[shack]] | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
* From: ''unknown'' | * From: ''unknown'' | ||
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===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
| − | * Make person drink | + | * Make person drink wine or strong drink. |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| Shey you get power? No come '''shak''' two bottles begin do eye like vulture wey rain don beat. |( | + | :* {{ux|dv| Shey you get power? No come '''shak''' two bottles begin do eye like vulture wey rain don beat. |(Will you be able? Don't just take two bottles and start acting like you are vulture that has been beat by the rain.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| No use all your money go dey '''shak''' o. See you see school fees o. Me wey say make de give me only water, e get why. |( | + | :* {{ux|dv| No use all your money go dey '''shak''' o. See you see school fees o. Me wey say make de give me only water, e get why. |(Don't spend all your money drinking. School fees are almost here. There is a reason I have only asked for water.)}} |
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===Related forms=== | ===Related forms=== | ||
* [[shakis]] | * [[shakis]] | ||
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====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
| − | * English: ''drink'' | + | * English: ''alcoholic drink'' |
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| + | ===Noun=== | ||
| + | * Drink wey dey [[catch]] person. | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv|Bring shak come abeg.|(Bring alcoholic drinks please.)}} | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv|Na water be dis abi na shak?|(Is that water or is that an alcoholic drink?)}} | ||
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| + | ===Related forms=== | ||
| + | * [[shakis]] | ||
| + | ====Synonym==== | ||
| + | * [[drink]], [[manya]] | ||
| + | ====Translation==== | ||
| + | * English: ''alcoholic drink'' | ||
Latest revision as of 15:55, 9 March 2024
Naija
Alternative form
Etymology
- From: unknown
Pronunciation
Verb
- Make person drink wine or strong drink.
- Shey you get power? No come shak two bottles begin do eye like vulture wey rain don beat. — (Will you be able? Don't just take two bottles and start acting like you are vulture that has been beat by the rain.)
- No use all your money go dey shak o. See you see school fees o. Me wey say make de give me only water, e get why. — (Don't spend all your money drinking. School fees are almost here. There is a reason I have only asked for water.)
Related forms
Synonym
Translation
- English: alcoholic drink
Noun
- Drink wey dey catch person.
- Bring shak come abeg. — (Bring alcoholic drinks please.)
- Na water be dis abi na shak? — (Is that water or is that an alcoholic drink?)
Related forms
Synonym
Translation
- English: alcoholic drink