load

Naija

Etymology

From: English load

Pronunciation

• loȃd

Noun

• Someting wey heavy wey person fit carry for head or hand.

• If woman do operation e no good to dey carry heavy load.  — (NSC_2021, When a woman undergoes an operation, it is not advisable for her to carry heavy load.)
• E no good make man dey carry load for head.  — (NSC_2021, It is not good for a man to carry load on his head.)

Translation

• English: load

Verb

1. Make person carry someting wey heavy carry put for inside someting.

   • Driver don load di goods.  — (NSC_2021, The driver has load the goods.)

2. Make conductor dey tell passengers make dem dey enter motor.

   • Dat bus don already load for dere.  — (NSC_2021, That bus over there is already filled with passengers.)

Translation

• English: load, fill up