Difference between revisions of "mary amaka"
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* Cloth wey woman dey wear wey no fine wey dey cover everywhere for [[body]] | * Cloth wey woman dey wear wey no fine wey dey cover everywhere for [[body]] | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv|You don go wear dis your '''mary amaka''' | + | :* {{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 | + | :* {{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.)}} |
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===Translation=== | ===Translation=== | ||
* English: ''Modest clothing'' | * English: ''Modest clothing'' | ||
Revision as of 02:33, 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.)
Translation
- English: Modest clothing
Adjective
- 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.)
Translations
- English: to dress modest, old-fashioned, prude