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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
* maggi 0.87 23, crayfish 0.86 25, onions 0.85 21, mortar 0.84 19, ugu 0.83 11, freezer 0.83 16, tomatoes 0.82 14, cocoyam 0.82 22, egusi 0.82 35
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* [[bitaleaf]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
etymology:English ' bitter leaf ' .
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From: English ''bitter'' and ''leaf''.
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Botanical name: ''Vernonia amygdalina''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* bìtàlîf
 
* bìtàlîf
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-bitterleaf.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-bitterleaf.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-bitterleaf.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-bitterleaf.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 7
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 975
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 18
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 5700
 
 
 
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
 
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
bitterleaf: vernonia amygdalina -- Definition in Naija?
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* Leaf wey no dey sweet wey de dey use take make soup or medicine.
 
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:*{{ux|dv|Uh for today cooking now, I go teach una how dem dey take cook '''bitterleaf''' soup. |(deuber__3933, In today's cookery lesson, you will learn how to cook bitterleaf soup.)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv|If dem wash '''bitterleaf''' finish, use am cook soup, e dey make sense. |(NSC_2021, When bitter leaf is washed and used to cook, it turns out nice.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Bitterleaf''' soup dey sweet wellwell. |(Bitter leaf soup is very delicious.)}}
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====Related forms====
# - (frequency:4)
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* [[bitter]]
#: {{ux|dv|So, as we dey eat dat '''bitterleaf''' soup dey go, make we shake body small. |(deuber__3958, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Uh for today cooking now, I go teach una how dem dey take cook '''bitterleaf''' soup. |(deuber__3933, __no translation__)}}
 
# nmod:poss (frequency:4)
 
#: {{ux|dv|When you don wash your '''bitterleaf''' finish, you go keep am. |(deuber__3938, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Now, when you don put dat one finish, di next tin wey you go do now na your '''bitterleaf'''. |(NST_cleaned__35924, __no translation__)}}
 
# amod-nmod:poss (frequency:4)
 
#: {{ux|dv|So carry your dry '''bitterleaf'''. |(PRT_01_Banga-Soup_MG__97, So get your dry bitterleaf.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Put your dry '''bitterleaf''' inside. |(PRT_01_Banga-Soup_MG__98, Put your dry bitterleaf into it.)}}
 
# det (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|If you buy am, you go put am for sun, so dat di '''bitterleaf''' go twist well well. |(deuber__3935, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|So if di '''bitterleaf''' twist well well for sun, you go come wash am, di thing go long, all of dem go dey one one. |(deuber__3937, __no translation__)}}
 
# acl:relcl (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Dem no dey use '''bitterleaf''' wey scatter cook am o. |(deuber__3936, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Make I tell you again o, dem no dey use '''bitterleaf''' wey dey  pieces pieces dey take cook di soup o, na di one wey long well well, na im dem dey take use cook di soup, so dat di whole thing go come out well well. |(deuber__3953, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonymes====
 
* maggi 0.87 23, crayfish 0.86 25, onions 0.85 21, mortar 0.84 19, ugu 0.83 11, freezer 0.83 16, tomatoes 0.82 14, cocoyam 0.82 22, egusi 0.82 35
 
 
 
====Antonymes====
 
* maggi 0.87 23, crayfish 0.86 25, onions 0.85 21, mortar 0.84 19, ugu 0.83 11, freezer 0.83 16, tomatoes 0.82 14, cocoyam 0.82 22, egusi 0.82 35
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: vernonia amygdalina
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* English: ''vernonia amygdalina, bitter leaf''

Latest revision as of 19:47, 17 April 2023

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English bitter and leaf. Botanical name: Vernonia amygdalina

Pronunciation

  • bìtàlîf

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Noun

  • Leaf wey no dey sweet wey de dey use take make soup or medicine.
  • Uh for today cooking now, I go teach una how dem dey take cook bitterleaf soup.  — (deuber__3933, In today's cookery lesson, you will learn how to cook bitterleaf soup.)
  • If dem wash bitterleaf finish, use am cook soup, e dey make sense.  — (NSC_2021, When bitter leaf is washed and used to cook, it turns out nice.)

Related forms

Translations

  • English: vernonia amygdalina, bitter leaf