body

Naija

Alternative forms

bodi

Etymology

From: English body

Pronunciation

• bɔ̀dí

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Noun

1. Human being or animal flesh.

   • Na di next day I begin feel pain for all my body after I fall from Okada.  —  NSC_Legbeti_2021, I began feeling pains after I fell from the bike.)
   • How body?  — (IBA_41_Christ-Passion-Finale_MG__40, How are you?)
   • E be like sey I no sleep well yesterday because since morning naim all my body dey pain me.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, It looks like I didn't sleep well .)
   • You go shock If you see Mama Seyi now, she don get body, come fine.  — (NSC_2021, Seyi's mother nw looks fine and chubby.)
   • Me I no like men wey no get body.  — (NSC_2021, I dislike slim guys.)

2. Wetin dey fit put someting inside.

   • No worry about wetin dem write for moto body, just enter.  —  NSC_Legbeti_2021, Don't pay a lot of attention to the inscriptions on the bus, just board it.)
   • No let oil pour for di body of de container as you dey turn di oil inside.  —  NSC_Legbeti_2021. Ensure you do not stain the oil container as you turn oil into it.)

3. Group wey people form to follow deirsef do someting.

   • Na all di different women body join go government house for women day.  —  NSC_Legbeti_2021. All the different women organization went to the government house.)
   • Every State Government— go make am easy for voluntary organisation and oder body wey dey provide service wey State Government get power to provide as e be for section 177, 178, 182 and 183 for dis Act;  — (childrights__525, __Every state government will make it easy for voluntary organisations and other organisations providing services under the authority of the State Government as stated in section 177, 178, 182 and 183 in this Act__)

4. Di main ting wey person wan yarn.

   • Di body of wetin I wan yarn be sey make we no dey waka for night  — (NSC_Ajede_2020. The main point of what I want to say is that we should not walk in the night.)

Related forms

pepperbody, scatterbody, deadbody, body odour

Synonyms

• flesh, koko,

Antonyms

• mind, spirit

Translations

• English: body, human physical frame, weight, the main issue

Idiom

body no be firewood

Pronunciation

bɔ̀dɪ́ nó bɪ̀ faɪ̀àwʊ̂d

Idiom

1. De dey use am dey talk sey person need to dey rest.

   • Once once, dey try enter house before night reach, siddon, drink cold water. Body no be firewood o. If you move like dis, na your next of kin go chop all dis money o.  — (NSC_2021, Now and then, try to get home early, sit down, take a glass of cold water. You are not invulnerable. If you suddenly die, all you have acquired will be spent by your next of kin.)

2. De dey use am dey talk sey person dey get feelings.

   • E no good make two of una just marry one person con dey stay Kano, di oder one go dey stay Lagos, look am wellwell o, body no be firewood.  — (NSC_2021, It isn't good to stay apart after marriage, one person in Kano, the other in Lagos, think about it carefully. You are human.)

Translations

• English: you are only human