Difference between revisions of "akpuruka"

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===Noun===
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===Adjective===
akpuruka: a cunning or a deceitful person, a fake product -- Definition in Naija?
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Na person wey dey sabi do wayo or strong ting and someting wey no be original.
 
 
 
 
# 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====
 
 
 
  
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#: {{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|For Aba, many people dey sell '''akpuruka'''.|(Egbokhare_2020, In Aba, many people sell fake products.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Akpuruka''' woman fit beat e husband and do [[legbuke]] work.|(NSC_Abonyi_2020, A really tough woman can beat up her husband and engage in masonry.)}}
 
====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: "artful", ''a fake product''

Revision as of 16:16, 8 December 2020

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From:Igbo akpuruka meaning solid or sturdy

Pronunciation

  • ákpúrúká

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 0
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf

Adjective

Na person wey dey sabi do wayo or strong ting and someting wey no be original.

  1. Di person wey get dat shop na akpuruka.  — (Egbokhare_2020, The owner of that shop is a cunning fellow.)
    For Aba, many people dey sell akpuruka.  — (Egbokhare_2020, In Aba, many people sell fake products.)
    Akpuruka woman fit beat e husband and do legbuke work.  — (NSC_Abonyi_2020, A really tough woman can beat up her husband and engage in masonry.)

Synonyms

Antonyms

mugu, odoyo

Translations

  • English: "artful", a fake product