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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
etymology:English ' big man'
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From: English ''big'' and ''man''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* bîgmàn
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* bígmân
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-bigman.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-bigman.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-bigman.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-bigman.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.
 
 
 
 
 
===Noun===
 
bigman: a rich or an important man -- Definition in Naija?
 
 
 
 
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Na big man dey become chief for village. |(It's only a rich man that becomes a chief in the village.)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
  
====Synonymes====
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===Adjective===
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* Person wey get money well well and wey people dey respect.
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:*{{ux|dv|Na '''bigman''' dey become chief for village. |(It's only a rich man that can become a chief in the village.)}}
  
====Antonymes====
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====Synonyms====
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* [[gbogons]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: a rich or an important man
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* English: ''moneybag''

Latest revision as of 14:55, 27 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: English big and man

Pronunciation

  • bígmân

Play Play

Adjective

  • Person wey get money well well and wey people dey respect.
  • Na bigman dey become chief for village.  — (It's only a rich man that can become a chief in the village.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: moneybag