Difference between revisions of "bearbear"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
*biebie, beard beard
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*[[biebie]], [[biabia]], [[bear bear]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
from English beard
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From: English ''beard''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-bearbear.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-bearbear.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-bearbear.m.ogg</sm2>
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-bearbear.m.ogg</sm2>
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 1
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 38759
 
 
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
bearbear: beards -- Definition in Naija?
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* Hair wey dey grow for di side of person face and bottom mouth.
 
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:*{{ux|dv|I dey keep my '''bearbear''' make I for resemble Soyinka. |(I am growing my beard to become like Wole Soyinka's.)}}
 
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:*{{ux|dv|Because you get small '''bearbear''' na im make body dey catch you. |(You are being impetuous because you have grown a goatee.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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:*{{ux|dv|Your '''bearbear''' dey worry you. |(Your beards are making you think more of yourself than you should.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|I dey keep my '''bearbear''' make I for look like Soyinka. |(I am training my beard so that it will look like Wole Soyinka's beard.)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
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====Antonyms====
 
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: beards
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* English: ''beard''.

Latest revision as of 18:20, 14 February 2024

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English beard

Pronunciation

  • bjɛ̀bjɛ́

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Noun

  • Hair wey dey grow for di side of person face and bottom mouth.
  • I dey keep my bearbear make I for resemble Soyinka.  — (I am growing my beard to become like Wole Soyinka's.)
  • Because you get small bearbear na im make body dey catch you.  — (You are being impetuous because you have grown a goatee.)
  • Your bearbear dey worry you.  — (Your beards are making you think more of yourself than you should.)

Translations

  • English: beard.