Difference between revisions of "akpuruka"

 
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===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
 
#As person wey dey sabi do wayo or strong ting and someting wey no be original.
 
#As person wey dey sabi do wayo or strong ting and someting wey no be original.
#:* {{ux|dv|Di person wey get dat shop na '''akpuruka'''.|(Egbokhare_2020, The owner of that shop is a cunning fellow.)}}
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#:* {{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'''.|(Egbokhare_2020, In Aba, many people sell fake products.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|For Aba, many people dey sell '''akpuruka'''.|(In Aba, many people sell fake products.)}}
 
#Person or something wey strong well well.
 
#Person or something wey strong well well.
#:* {{ux|dv|'''Akpuruka''' woman fit beat im husband and do [[legbuke]] work.|(NSC_2020, A really tough woman can beat up her husband and engage in masonry.)}}
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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.)}}
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
 
*[[kura]]
 
*[[kura]]

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.)

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Translations

  • English: "sturdy", a fake product