Difference between revisions of "housewife"
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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| + | From: English ''house'' and ''wife'' | ||
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===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| − | === | + | * háúswaîf |
| − | + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-house wife.f.ogg</sm2> | |
| − | + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-house wife.m.ogg</sm2> | |
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| − | * [[ | + | ===Noun=== |
| + | * Woman wey man marry wey no get work or business wey e dey do. | ||
| + | :*{{ux|dv|Na full time '''housewife''' I be. I no dey do any work pass make I take care of our children.|(I am a full time housewife and all I do is look after the kids.)}} | ||
| + | :*{{ux|dv|Since dem born me, I neva see where '''housewife''' do housework finish, con tell husband make e pay am. |(In all my years, I have never heard a wife ask her husband for payment for house chores done.)}} | ||
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| + | ====Synonyms==== | ||
| + | * [[wife]] | ||
| − | ==== | + | ====Translations==== |
| − | + | * English: ''house'' | |
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Latest revision as of 13:01, 2 June 2023
Naija
Etymology
From: English house and wife
Pronunciation
- háúswaîf
Noun
- Woman wey man marry wey no get work or business wey e dey do.
- Na full time housewife I be. I no dey do any work pass make I take care of our children. — (I am a full time housewife and all I do is look after the kids.)
- Since dem born me, I neva see where housewife do housework finish, con tell husband make e pay am. — (In all my years, I have never heard a wife ask her husband for payment for house chores done.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: house