Difference between revisions of "abeg"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
* mey 0.69 183, yes 0.63 760, hm 0.63 1176, toh 0.62 307, oya 0.62 127, oh 0.62 337, mah 0.61 135, haha 0.60 836, meh 0.59 796
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
"From the English phrase, "" I beg ""."
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From: English pronoun ''I'' and ''beg''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* àbɛ̂g
 
* àbɛ̂g
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-abeg.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-abeg.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-abeg.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-abeg.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 41
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 278
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 303
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 977
 
 
 
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
 
 
  
 
===Adverb===
 
===Adverb===
abeg: please -- Definition in Naija?
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# Word wey de dey take tell person with [[sweetmouth]] make e do someting
 
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#:*{{ux|dv|'''Abeg''', help me draw di picture.|(Egbokhare_ 2021, Please, help me draw the picture.)}}
 
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#:*{{ux|dv|God '''abeg'''. |(ENU_33_A-Beg_MG__7, God, please!)}}
# Egbokhare
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# Word wey de dey use take show sey person tire or surprise for someting.
#: {{ux|dv|'''Abeg''', help me draw di picture.|no translation}}
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#:*{{ux|dv|'''Abeg''' o! |(ENU_03_School-Fees-And-French-Exams_DG__121, Please o!)}}
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonymes====
 
* mey 0.69 183, yes 0.63 760, hm 0.63 1176, toh 0.62 307, oya 0.62 127, oh 0.62 337, mah 0.61 135, haha 0.60 836, meh 0.59 796
 
  
====Antonymes====
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====Related forms====
* mey 0.69 183, yes 0.63 760, hm 0.63 1176, toh 0.62 307, oya 0.62 127, oh 0.62 337, mah 0.61 135, haha 0.60 836, meh 0.59 796
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* [[abegi]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: please
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* English: ''please''

Latest revision as of 18:01, 19 February 2022

Naija

Etymology

From: English pronoun I and beg

Pronunciation

  • àbɛ̂g

Play Play

Adverb

  1. Word wey de dey take tell person with sweetmouth make e do someting
    • Abeg, help me draw di picture.  — (Egbokhare_ 2021, Please, help me draw the picture.)
    • God abeg.  — (ENU_33_A-Beg_MG__7, God, please!)
  2. Word wey de dey use take show sey person tire or surprise for someting.
    • Abeg o!  — (ENU_03_School-Fees-And-French-Exams_DG__121, Please o!)

Related forms

Translations

  • English: please