Difference between revisions of "aro"
 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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From: ''Yoruba'' (the location of a standard Psychiatric hospital in Nigeria)
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From Yoruba: ''Aro'' na di place where one [[psychia]] dey for Nigeria.
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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===Proper Noun===
 
===Proper Noun===
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#Na name of one place where dem dey treat mad people for Nigeria.
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* Na name of one place where dem dey treat people wey get mental health disorder for Nigeria.
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#:* {{ux|dv|Di Doctor dey work for '''Aro''' . |(NSC_Legbeti_2020. The doctor works at the Psychiatric hospital at Aro, Abeokuta.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|Di Doctor dey work for '''Aro''' for Abeoukuta . |(The doctor works at the Psychiatric hospital at Aro, Abeokuta.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Na when de carry Mr. Johnson reach '''Aro''' im craze begin get cure. |(NSC_Legbeti_2020. Mr Johnson's mental problem could not get cured until he got to the psychiatric hospital at Aro.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|Na when dem carry Mr. Johnson reach '''Aro''' im craze begin get cure. |(Mr Johnson's mental problem could not get cured until he got to the psychiatric hospital at Aro.)}}
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====Translations====
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* English: ''Mental Health Hospital''
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
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# Person wey dey craze.
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# Person wey get mental health disorder.
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#:* {{ux|dv| No play near '''aro''', if e rush you, you no go see person wey go save you.|(NSC_Legbeti_2020. Don't go close to a lunatic, if he pounces on you, no one will come to your rescue.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Dem talk sey na '''aro''' dey do am, make dem carry am go hospital sharpsharp, dem go fir treat am. |(They say he has a mental health disorder; he should be taken to the hospital immediately; he can be treated.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| As '''aro''' dey craze reach, if dem see trailer, deir [[kolo]] dey [[wiseup]] o, dem dey [[piante]] [[sharp sharp]]. |(NSC_Legbeti_2020, As crazy as lunatics are, they run off the road when they see a truck approaching.)}}
 
 
# People wey be sey dem dey sabi laugh people.
 
# People wey be sey dem dey sabi laugh people.
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#:* {{ux|dv|  '''aro''' full plenty universities for Naija, especially Hall 3 for Uniben. | (NSC_Legbeti_2020. Jesters are everywhere in Nigerian universities, especially Hall 3 in Uniben.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|  '''aro''' full plenty universities for Naija, especially Hall 3 for Uniben. | (Jesters are everywhere in Nigerian universities, especially Hall 3 in Uniben.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| For dat Hall 3 for Uniben, when dem start '''aro''', dose boys fit laugh person so tey person go fit cry. | (NSC_Legbeti_2020. In Uniben, the Hall 3 boys can jest and someone to tears.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| For my University [[beforebefore]], when dem start '''aro''' like dis, de boys dem fit laugh person so tey person go begin cry. | (In my days at the University, the boys can poke jokes at someone so cruelly, the person may break out in tears.)}}
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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====Translation====
 
====Translation====
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English: ''psycho'', ''lunatic''
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English: ''mad person'', ''joker'', ''joke''
  
 
===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
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# Person wey dey kolo.
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* Wetin dey happen wey be sey person dey get mental health disorder
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#:* {{ux|dv|Everybodi dey fear now o. All di '''aro''' people escape from hospital yesterday. |(NSC_Legbeti_2020. The mentally ill patients escaped from the hospital yesterday and so everyone now live in fear.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| Government don talk sey make everyboy calm down because everybodi dey fear now as e be sey all di '''aro''' people escape from hospital yesterday. |(The government has asked the citizens to be calm because everyone is afraid as patients at the psychiatric hospital escaped.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Anybody fit form say im be '''aro''' . |(NSC_Legbeti_2020. Anyone can pretend to be mad.)}}
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
 
* [[kolo]], [[were]]
 
* [[kolo]], [[were]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: ''lunacy''
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* English: ''crazy''

Latest revision as of 19:53, 8 March 2024

Naija

Etymology

From Yoruba: Aro na di place where one psychia dey for Nigeria.

Pronunciation

  • árò

Play Play

Proper Noun

  • Na name of one place where dem dey treat people wey get mental health disorder for Nigeria.
  • Di Doctor dey work for Aro for Abeoukuta .  — (The doctor works at the Psychiatric hospital at Aro, Abeokuta.)
  • Na when dem carry Mr. Johnson reach Aro im craze begin get cure.  — (Mr Johnson's mental problem could not get cured until he got to the psychiatric hospital at Aro.)

Translations

  • English: Mental Health Hospital

Noun

  1. Person wey get mental health disorder.
    • Dem talk sey na aro dey do am, make dem carry am go hospital sharpsharp, dem go fir treat am.  — (They say he has a mental health disorder; he should be taken to the hospital immediately; he can be treated.)
  2. People wey be sey dem dey sabi laugh people.
    • aro full plenty universities for Naija, especially Hall 3 for Uniben.  —  (Jesters are everywhere in Nigerian universities, especially Hall 3 in Uniben.)
    • For my University beforebefore, when dem start aro like dis, de boys dem fit laugh person so tey person go begin cry.  —  (In my days at the University, the boys can poke jokes at someone so cruelly, the person may break out in tears.)

Synonyms

kolo, were

Translation

English: mad person, joker, joke

Adjective

  • Wetin dey happen wey be sey person dey get mental health disorder
  • Government don talk sey make everyboy calm down because everybodi dey fear now as e be sey all di aro people escape from hospital yesterday.  — (The government has asked the citizens to be calm because everyone is afraid as patients at the psychiatric hospital escaped.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: crazy
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