Difference between revisions of "ground dry"

 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From: English ''ground'', ''dry''
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From: English ''ground'' and ''dry''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* grând dráí
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* grândráì
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-ground dry.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-ground dry.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-ground dry.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-ground dry.m.ogg</sm2>
  
===Noun===
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===Adjective phrase===
* Na when money money hard person or country to get.
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* Make money hard to get.
:* {{ux|dv|Bros, e get as things be, '''ground dry''' o.|(Egbokhare_2020. Brother, things are tough, money is scarce everywhere.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|Bros, e get as things be, '''ground dry''' o.|(Brother, things are tough, money is scarce everywhere.)}}
:* {{ux|dv| '''ground dry''' everywhere for dis country sha.|(NSC_Legbeti_2021. There is scarcity of funds everywhere in the country.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| '''ground dry''' everywhere for dis country sha.|(There is scarcity of funds everywhere in the country.)}}
  
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: ''financial hardship''
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* English: ''austerity''

Latest revision as of 21:04, 29 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: English ground and dry

Pronunciation

  • grândráì

Play Play

Adjective phrase

  • Make money hard to get.
  • Bros, e get as things be, ground dry o.  — (Brother, things are tough, money is scarce everywhere.)
  • ground dry everywhere for dis country sha.  — (There is scarcity of funds everywhere in the country.)

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: austerity