Difference between revisions of "bitter"
 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
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* cocoyam 0.83 22, bottle 0.80 76, leaf 0.77 102, palm 0.74 81, egusi 0.73 35, plantain 0.72 42, pork 0.71 23, stockfish 0.71 15, yam 0.71 143
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* [[bita]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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etymology:English ' bitter'.
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From: English ''bitter''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 16
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 544
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 34
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3975
 
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The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
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===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
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bitter: bitter -- Definition in Naija?
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* As someting be wey be sey e no sweet.
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:*{{ux|dv|Di soup dey '''bitter'''. |(Egbokhare_2021, The soup is bitter.)}}
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====Related forms====
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# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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* [[bitterleaf]]
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#: {{ux|dv|Di soup dey '''bitter'''. |(The soup is bitter.)}}
 
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# - (frequency:34)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Bitter''' Leaf Water |(bbc__20161, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|All dese '''bitter''', '''bitter''' st… |(NST_cleaned__19166, __no translation__)}}
 
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# cc (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Dis vote wey people for di country post na after one long and '''bitter''' debate about whether dem go change di law. |(bbc__42824, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Di thing be say, na blue be Everton colour but Angry Birds na red, di same colour for Liverpool, wey be Everton's main and '''bitter''' rival. |(bbc__38845, __no translation__)}}
 
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# det (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Da '''bitter''', '''bitter''' something, |(NST_cleaned__19167, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|You go wash am sotay di '''bitter''' go comot so dat e no go '''bitter''' for di soup. |(IBA_23_Bitter-Leaf-Soup_MG__15, You'll wash it till the bitter taste goes away, so it won't be bitter in the dish.)}}
 
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====Derived forms====
 
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====Synonyms====
 
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* cocoyam 0.83 22, bottle 0.80 76, leaf 0.77 102, palm 0.74 81, egusi 0.73 35, plantain 0.72 42, pork 0.71 23, stockfish 0.71 15, yam 0.71 143
 
  
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
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* cocoyam 0.83 22, bottle 0.80 76, leaf 0.77 102, palm 0.74 81, egusi 0.73 35, plantain 0.72 42, pork 0.71 23, stockfish 0.71 15, yam 0.71 143
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* [[sweet]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: bitter
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* English: ''bitter''
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===Noun===
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* Someting wey dey make someting make e no sweet.
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:* {{ux|dv|You go wash am sotay di bitter go comot.|(NSC_2022, You should wash it till the bitterness disappears.)}}
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====Related form====
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[[bitterleaf]]
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====Antonyms====
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[[sweet]]
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====Translation====
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* English: ''bitterness''

Latest revision as of 14:58, 28 March 2022

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English bitter

Pronunciation

  • bítà

Play Play

Adjective

  • As someting be wey be sey e no sweet.
  • Di soup dey bitter.  — (Egbokhare_2021, The soup is bitter.)

Related forms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: bitter

Noun

  • Someting wey dey make someting make e no sweet.
  • You go wash am sotay di bitter go comot.  — (NSC_2022, You should wash it till the bitterness disappears.)

Related form

bitterleaf

Antonyms

sweet

Translation

  • English: bitterness
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