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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
| − | Wetin de dey call man. | + | # Wetin de dey call man. |
| − | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Dat bros say make you call am if NEPA people come. | (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2021, That man asked that you call him of the electricity officials come.)}} | |
| − | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Bros check di jeans wey I dey sell, na better better stock I get. | (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2021, Sir, take a look at the jeans I sell, they are really good.)}} | |
| − | + | # Man wey person dey respect or wey senior person. | |
| − | * | + | #:* {{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.)}} |
| − | * | + | #:* {{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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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
| − | [[brah]], [[senior man]], | + | [[brah]], [[senior man]], [[guy]] |
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
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===Noun (vocative)=== | ===Noun (vocative)=== | ||
| − | + | * Word we de take dey hail person. | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|'''Bros''', I dey hail o. |(Egbokhare_2020, Brother, greetings.)}} | |
| − | Word we de take dey hail person | ||
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| + | ====Related forms==== | ||
| + | [[senior bros]] | ||
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
| − | + | [[brah]], [[senior man]], | |
====Antonyms==== | ====Antonyms==== | ||
| − | + | [[junior]], | |
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: | + | * English: ''Brother'' |
Revision as of 14:18, 19 January 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English brother
Pronunciation
- brɔ́s
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.
- Dat bros say make you call am if NEPA people come. — (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2021, That man asked that you call him of the electricity officials come.)
- Bros check di jeans wey I dey sell, na better better stock I get. — (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2021, Sir, take a look at the jeans I sell, they are really good.)
- 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
Synonyms
Translations
- English: brother
Noun (vocative)
- Word we de take dey hail person.
- Bros, I dey hail o. — (Egbokhare_2020, Brother, greetings.)
Related forms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: Brother