Difference between revisions of "oversabi"
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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
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| + | * [[ovasabi]] | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From: English ''over'' and Portuguese ''sabir'' | From: English ''over'' and Portuguese ''sabir'' | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
* òvɛ̀rsàbí | * òvɛ̀rsàbí | ||
| − | <sm2>Pcm-ng- | + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-oversabi.f.ogg</sm2> |
| − | <sm2>Pcm-ng- | + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-oversabi.m.ogg</sm2> |
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* Sey person dey do like say na im know pass evribody for dis world. | * Sey person dey do like say na im know pass evribody for dis world. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv|'''Oversabi''' dey worry dat girl. |( | + | :* {{ux|dv|'''Oversabi''' dey worry dat girl. |(She's a know-it-all.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| If you continue to dey do '''oversabi''', I no go teach you again.|( | + | :* {{ux|dv| If you continue to dey do '''oversabi''', I no go teach you again.|(If you continue acting as if you know-it-all, I will no longer teach you.)}} |
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===Related forms=== | ===Related forms=== | ||
* [[sabisabi]], [[sabi]] | * [[sabisabi]], [[sabi]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:09, 5 June 2023
Naija
Alternative Form
Etymology
From: English over and Portuguese sabir
Pronunciation
- òvɛ̀rsàbí
Noun
- Sey person dey do like say na im know pass evribody for dis world.
- Oversabi dey worry dat girl. — (She's a know-it-all.)
- If you continue to dey do oversabi, I no go teach you again. — (If you continue acting as if you know-it-all, I will no longer teach you.)
Related forms
Synonym
Translation
- English: know it all