Difference between revisions of "akpuruka"

 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
etymology:IgboIgbo
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From:Igbo ''akpuruka'' (''solid'' or ''sturdy'')
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-akpuruka.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-akpuruka.m.ogg</sm2>  
  
===Frequency===
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===Adjective===
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
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#As person wey dey sabi do wayo or strong ting and someting wey no be original.
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
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#:* {{ux|dv|Di person wey get dat shop na '''akpuruka'''.|(The owner of that shop is a cunning fellow.)}}
* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
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#:* {{ux|dv|For Aba, many people dey sell '''akpuruka'''.|(In Aba, many people sell fake products.)}}
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
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#Person or something wey strong well well.
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|Some kind '''akpuruka''' women wey dey do [[legbuke]] work dey our area.|( Some physically strong women who are construction workers live around our area.)}}
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===Noun===
 
akpuruka: a cunning or a deceitful person, a fake product -- Definition in Naija?
 
 
 
 
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Di person wey get dat shop na '''akpuruka'''. |(The owner of that shop is a cunning fellow.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|For Aba, many people dey sell '''akpuruka''' |(In Aba, many people sell fake products.)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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*[[kura]]
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
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*[[mugu]], [[odoyo]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: a cunning or a deceitful person, a fake product
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*English: "sturdy", ''a fake product''

Latest revision as of 06:01, 9 September 2023

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From:Igbo akpuruka (solid or sturdy)

Pronunciation

  • ákpúrúká

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Adjective

  1. As person wey dey sabi do wayo or strong ting and someting wey no be original.
    • Di person wey get dat shop na akpuruka.  — (The owner of that shop is a cunning fellow.)
    • For Aba, many people dey sell akpuruka.  — (In Aba, many people sell fake products.)
  2. Person or something wey strong well well.
    • Some kind akpuruka women wey dey do legbuke work dey our area.  — ( Some physically strong women who are construction workers live around our area.)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: "sturdy", a fake product