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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
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* [[atokinto]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English atokintu
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From: English ''talking to'' 
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* àtɔ́kĩ́tù
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* àtɔ́kíntù
<sm2>Pcm-ng-atokintu.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-atokintu.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>pcm-ng-atokintu.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
 
 
No documented examples in our corpora.
 
 
 
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
atokintu: to woo -- Definition in Naija?
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*Sey person dey tell anoder person make e marry am.
 
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:* {{ux|dv| Two of una don start to dey do '''atokintu''' abi? |(The both of you have started wooing yourselves, right?).)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv| No be by '''atokintu''' o. Do something. If you dey dere dey form, soap go just enter your eye. |( It’s not just all about wooing. Take a serious step. If you keep dragging your feet, you’ll get hurt.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Musa dey '''atokintu''' am. |(Musa is wooing her.)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonymes====
 
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====Antonymes====
 
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====Synonyms====
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* [[toast]]
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: to woo
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* English: ''wooing'', ''serious conversation''

Latest revision as of 15:30, 14 February 2024

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English talking to

Pronunciation

  • àtɔ́kíntù

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Verb

  • Sey person dey tell anoder person make e marry am.
  • Two of una don start to dey do atokintu abi?  — (The both of you have started wooing yourselves, right?).)
  • No be by atokintu o. Do something. If you dey dere dey form, soap go just enter your eye.  — ( It’s not just all about wooing. Take a serious step. If you keep dragging your feet, you’ll get hurt.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: wooing, serious conversation