Difference between revisions of "mary amaka"
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
| − | + | # Cloth wey woman dey wear wey no fine wey dey cover everywhere for [[body]] | |
| − | :* {{ux|dv|You don go wear dis your '''mary amaka''' again.|(NSC_2021, You are wearing this oversized cloth again.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|You don go wear dis your '''mary amaka''' again.|(NSC_2021, You are wearing this oversized cloth again.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv|I like dat girl wey dey dress like '''mary amaka''' for your hostel. |(NSC_2021, I like that girl in your hostel that usually wears oversized clothes.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|I like dat girl wey dey dress like '''mary amaka''' for your hostel. |(NSC_2021, I like that girl in your hostel that usually wears oversized clothes.)}} |
| + | # Woman wey dey dress like person wey no sabi fashion. | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv| See you like one '''mary amaka'''.|(NSC_2021, You look like an old-fashioned lady.)}} | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv| If you see the '''mary amaka''' wey by ex-boyfriend dey follow [[ehn]], you go shock.|(NSC_2021, If you see the old-fashioned girl my ex-boyfriend is going out with, you'll be shock.)}} | ||
===Translation=== | ===Translation=== | ||
| − | * English: '' | + | * English: ''old fashioned, modest prude'' |
===Adjective=== | ===Adjective=== | ||
| − | * | + | * Make woman cloth big pass am con no let di woman shape show. |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| | + | :* {{ux|dv| No be sey you sabi di cloth wey you go buy, but just carry person follow body make you no go buy '''mary amaka''' gown sey na cloth you buy.|(NSC_2021, It’s not that you don’t know what cloth you want to buy, but just take someone along so that you wont buy an oversized gown.)}} |
| − | + | ====Synonym==== | |
| + | [[papadashme]] | ||
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: '' | + | * English: ''old-fashioned'', oversized'' |
Revision as of 00:39, 28 October 2022
Naija
Etymology
From: Di English name Mary and di Igbo name Amaka
Pronunciation
- mèrí àmáká
Noun
- Cloth wey woman dey wear wey no fine wey dey cover everywhere for body
- You don go wear dis your mary amaka again. — (NSC_2021, You are wearing this oversized cloth again.)
- I like dat girl wey dey dress like mary amaka for your hostel. — (NSC_2021, I like that girl in your hostel that usually wears oversized clothes.)
- Woman wey dey dress like person wey no sabi fashion.
- See you like one mary amaka. — (NSC_2021, You look like an old-fashioned lady.)
- If you see the mary amaka wey by ex-boyfriend dey follow ehn, you go shock. — (NSC_2021, If you see the old-fashioned girl my ex-boyfriend is going out with, you'll be shock.)
Translation
- English: old fashioned, modest prude
Adjective
- Make woman cloth big pass am con no let di woman shape show.
- No be sey you sabi di cloth wey you go buy, but just carry person follow body make you no go buy mary amaka gown sey na cloth you buy. — (NSC_2021, It’s not that you don’t know what cloth you want to buy, but just take someone along so that you wont buy an oversized gown.)
Synonym
Translations
- English: old-fashioned, oversized