Difference between revisions of "backman"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English backman
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From: English ''backman''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 9
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 9
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 8597
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 8597
 
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===

Revision as of 02:00, 8 January 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: English backman

Pronunciation

  • bàkmân

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 9
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 8597

Noun

  • Na man wey im role na to dey make sure say ball no enta im side net
  • Na backman we want.  — (Egbokhare _2020. It's a defender we want.)
  • Leon Balogun na central backman wey dey 29 years.  — (bbc__63730, __Leon Balogun is a central defender and he is 29years old__)
  • backman na dem suppose stand gidigba to make sure deir side no lose.  — (NSC_Legbeti _2021. It's a defender's role to protect his team from loosing.)

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Translations

  • English: defender in soccer