Difference between revisions of "akpan"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From: Ibibio ''Akpan'' meaning first-born son
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From: Edo language ''akpan'' meaning baldness, bald head
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===

Revision as of 15:09, 18 November 2020

Naija

Etymology

From: Edo language akpan meaning baldness, bald head

Pronunciation

àkpán

Definition

Part of person head wey hair no dey gree grow.

Noun

  • I think sey na only person wey don pass fifty years dey get akpan.  — (NSC_Odirin_2020, I thought that only persons above fifty years can turn bald.)
  • Many people for Naija believe sey young person wey get akpan na sign sey e head get oil.  — (NSC_Odirin_2020, Many people in Nigeria believe that being bald while young is a sign that one is bound to be rich.)

Synonym

gorimakpa

Translation

  • English: bald head