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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
bale
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English bail
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From: English ''bail''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* bêl
 
* bêl
<sm2>Pcm-ng-bale.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-bail.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-bale.m.ogg</sm2>
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-bail.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
# bale: Money wey person dey pay take comot for police cell
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* Money wey person dey pay take comot for police cell.
#: {{ux|dv| When you comot now, abi you dem '''bale''' you?| ( When did you come out, or were you bailed?)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| You no dey when de talk sey '''bail''' na free? Why you dey ask my client make e pay money? I go report you just now just now! | (NSC_2020, Weren't you there when they said that bail is free? why are you asking my client to pay. I will report you immediately.)}}
# bale ( dis one no get '''bail''' as alternative form) bag of Okririka.
 
#: {{ux|dv| How many '''bale''' you want carry come market. | ( How many bags of second-hand clothes did you bring to market.)}}
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
kolobi, gbab,
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: take off, run away
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* English: ''bail''
  
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===Verb===
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====Transitive====
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* Make person pay money make person comot for police cell.
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:* {{ux|dv| Omo, if una no '''bail''' una broder, de fit carry am go prison o. | (NSC_2020, Man, if you don't bail your brother, they may carry him to the prison. ) }}
  
===Verb===
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====Intransitive====
# bail: take off, run away
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* Make person run like sey e want save imsef.
#: {{ux|dv| As kalampo come, we '''bail''' for our lives o. |(As the police arrived, we ran for our lives.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| As kalampo come, we '''bail''' once! |(NSC_2020, As soon as the police arrived, we ran away immediately.)}}
  
====Derived forms====
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====Related Forms====
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[[bail up]]
  
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
 
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[[move]], [[japa]], [[tear race]]
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
kolobi, gbab,  
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[[kolobi]], [[gbab]], [[nab]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
 
* English: take off, run away
 
* English: take off, run away

Latest revision as of 19:19, 17 April 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: English bail

Pronunciation

  • bêl


Noun

  • Money wey person dey pay take comot for police cell.
  • You no dey when de talk sey bail na free? Why you dey ask my client make e pay money? I go report you just now just now!  —  (NSC_2020, Weren't you there when they said that bail is free? why are you asking my client to pay. I will report you immediately.)

Translations

  • English: bail

Verb

Transitive

  • Make person pay money make person comot for police cell.
  • Omo, if una no bail una broder, de fit carry am go prison o.  —  (NSC_2020, Man, if you don't bail your brother, they may carry him to the prison. )

Intransitive

  • Make person run like sey e want save imsef.
  • As kalampo come, we bail once!  — (NSC_2020, As soon as the police arrived, we ran away immediately.)

Related Forms

bail up


Synonyms

move, japa, tear race

Antonyms

kolobi, gbab, nab

Translations

  • English: take off, run away