Difference between revisions of "akpuruka"
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===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
Revision as of 15:12, 8 December 2020
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From:Igbo akpuruka meaning solid or sturdy
Pronunciation
- ákpúrúká
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
- Frequency in raw corpus: 0
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
Noun
akpuruka: a cunning or a deceitful person, a fake product -- Definition in Naija?
- Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
- 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.)
Derived forms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: a cunning or a deceitful person, a fake product