Difference between revisions of "man"
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#:* {{ux|dv|I be '''man''' like you. |(jw__43777, I am a man just like you.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|I be '''man''' like you. |(jw__43777, I am a man just like you.)}} | ||
#:* {{ux|dv|Na '''man''' to '''man''' now. |(NST_cleaned__9554, It's person to person now.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|Na '''man''' to '''man''' now. |(NST_cleaned__9554, It's person to person now.)}} | ||
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====Derived forms==== | ====Derived forms==== | ||
[[jew man]], [[man to man]], [[man know man]] | [[jew man]], [[man to man]], [[man know man]] | ||
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====Antonyms==== | ====Antonyms==== | ||
* [[woman]] | * [[woman]] | ||
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''man'', ''human'' | * English: ''man'', ''human'' | ||
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| + | ====Idoms==== | ||
| + | * When two people wey de drag matter, con use fight settle di matter face to face. | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv|Come make we settle dis matter '''man to man''' because me I no get time to dey dey talk [[praprapra]] like woman|(NSC_2021, Let's meet physically to settle the issue on ground because, I do not have the patience of exchanging words with you like a woman.)}} | ||
Revision as of 10:28, 16 December 2021
Naija
Etymology
From English: man
Pronunciation
- mân
Noun
- person.
- I be man like you. — (jw__43777, I am a man just like you.)
- Na man to man now. — (NST_cleaned__9554, It's person to person now.)
- Weda na big man or small man, di deadly chemical wey dey come from di smoke and pipo dey inhale am na major cause of death. — (bbc__98418, Whether it's a rich person or a poor person, the smoke people inhale is the major cause of death.)
- Boy pikin wey don grow reach to take care of imsef.
- Anyhow e be, man must live. — (Egbokhare_2020, No matter the circumstance, man must survive.
- Me, and di man dey work. — (ABJ_GWA_10_Steven-Lifestory_MG__112, The man and I were working.)
- Person wey dey someting as e suppose be.
- Dat car wey dey dere, you sey na you park am? Na man you be. — (NSC_2021, That car there, you own it? You are a real guy.)
- No dey do smesme, show dem sey na man you be. — (NSC_2021, Don't be weak! Show them that you are a real man.)
Derived forms
jew man, man to man, man know man
Antonyms
Translations
- English: man, human
Idoms
- When two people wey de drag matter, con use fight settle di matter face to face.
- Come make we settle dis matter man to man because me I no get time to dey dey talk praprapra like woman — (NSC_2021, Let's meet physically to settle the issue on ground because, I do not have the patience of exchanging words with you like a woman.)