Difference between revisions of "bros"
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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Borrowed from English bros
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From: English ''brother''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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===Noun===
 
===Noun===
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Word we dey take dey hail person
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Wetin de dey call man.
  
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Man wey person dey respect or wey senior person.
 
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bros: no definition, brother -- Definition in Naija?
 
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# - (frequency:52)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Bros''' how far? |(LAG_39_Recording-Wahala_T__175, Brother, how are things ?)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Na wa o '''bros'''. |(LAG_04_Lagos-Schools_DG__68, It's surprising, Brother !)}}
 
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# advmod (frequency:3)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|You even if you get chance ma sef, dat fitness no dey dere '''bros'''. |(NST_cleaned__12458, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|All di shop weh dey dere '''bros''', as in de break open all di shops. |(PRT_06_Port-Harcourt_DG__70, all the shops that were there brother, as in, they bugled all the shops.)}}
 
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# det (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Dis '''bros''' bin comot go inside Denmark before. |(WAZL_01_Sports-Programme_DG__17, This brother had earlier left to go to Denmark before.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|But e sure sey many, many clubs eh still go want sign dis '''bros'''. |(WAZL_01_Sports-Programme_DG__23, But he is sure that many, many clubs eh, still want to sign this brother.)}}
 
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# amod (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|I dey ready '''bros'''. |(NST_cleaned__12474, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|As I want do big '''bros''' now, I say no wahala, no wahala. |(ENU_37_Dmoris-Restaurant_MG__83, As I wanted to act like a big brother, I said no problem at all.)}}
 
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# case (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Na wa o '''bros'''. |(NST_cleaned__25733, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Haha you like better tin o '''bros'''. |(NST_cleaned__17055, __no translation__)}}
 
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# discourse (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Eh '''bros'''. |(ENU_06_After-School-Lessons_DG__145, Hey bros.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Aha '''bros'''! |(JOS_41_Buying-Drinks_DG__19, Aha brother !)}}
 
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# nmod:poss (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Na my '''bros''' dey there haha. |(NST_cleaned__23589, __no translation__)}}
 
  
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* Man wey person dey respect or wey senior person.
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*: {{ux|dv|Dis '''bros''' bin comot go inside Denmark before. |(WAZL_01_Sports-Programme_DG__17, This brother had earlier left to go to Denmark before.)}}
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*: {{ux|dv|But e sure sey many, many clubs eh still go want sign dis '''bros'''. |(WAZL_01_Sports-Programme_DG__23, But he is sure that many, many clubs eh, still want to sign this brother.)}}
  
 
====Related Form====
 
====Related Form====
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====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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[[brah]], [[senior man]], omo 0.79 129, nna 0.75 58, toh 0.73 307, mtschew 0.72 50, hey 0.72 96, babe 0.71 156, iya 0.71 45, mstchew 0.70 423, alright 0.70 114
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[[brah]], [[senior man]],
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====Antonyms====
 
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* omo 0.79 129, nna 0.75 58, toh 0.73 307, mtschew 0.72 50, hey 0.72 96, babe 0.71 156, iya 0.71 45, mstchew 0.70 423, alright 0.70 114
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: no definition, brother
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* English: ''brother''
  
  
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bros: refers to a young or adult male. -- Definition in Naija?
 
bros: refers to a young or adult male. -- Definition in Naija?
  
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Word we de take dey hail person
  
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)

Revision as of 10:59, 19 January 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: English brother

Pronunciation

  • brɔ́s

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 9
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 783
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 64
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 2727


Noun

Wetin de dey call man.


  • Man wey person dey respect or wey senior person.
    Dis bros bin comot go inside Denmark before.  — (WAZL_01_Sports-Programme_DG__17, This brother had earlier left to go to Denmark before.)
    But e sure sey many, many clubs eh still go want sign dis bros.  — (WAZL_01_Sports-Programme_DG__23, But he is sure that many, many clubs eh, still want to sign this brother.)

Related Form

senior bros

Synonyms

brah, senior man,

Translations

  • English: brother


Noun (vocative)

bros: refers to a young or adult male. -- Definition in Naija?

Word we de take dey hail person

  1. Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
    Bros, your boy dey o.  — (Brother, your boy is here.)

Derived forms

Synonyms

  • omo 0.79 129, nna 0.75 58, toh 0.73 307, mtschew 0.72 50, hey 0.72 96, babe 0.71 156, iya 0.71 45, mstchew 0.70 423, alright 0.70 114

Antonyms

  • omo 0.79 129, nna 0.75 58, toh 0.73 307, mtschew 0.72 50, hey 0.72 96, babe 0.71 156, iya 0.71 45, mstchew 0.70 423, alright 0.70 114

Translations

  • English: refers to a young or adult male.
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