barber
Naija
Etymology
From: English barber
Pronunciation
- bâbà
Noun
- Na person wey dey cut hair for people.
- Me I get better handwork, I be barber. — (I have a craft, I am a barber.)
- I dey laugh people wey dey rush enter, dem no know sey money no dey barber work. — (I laugh at those anxious to train as barbers. They don't know it's not profitable.)
Translations
- English: Someone who cuts hair as a profession
Verb
- Make dem use someting comot hair wey dey person head.
- Wetin happen? Why you barber your head? — (NSC_2021, What is the problem? Why did you cut your hair?)
- You no go carry dis kind hair go your inlaw side naw. You go need barber am. — (NSC_2021, You can't go to see your inlaws with your hair like this. You'll need to cut it.)
Translations
- English: cut hair