Difference between revisions of "borku"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
*  
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* [[boku]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
etymology:French ' beaucoup
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From: French ''beaucoup''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* bɔ̀kú
 
* bɔ̀kú
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-borku.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-borku.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-borku.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-borku.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: 28008
 
 
 
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
 
 
  
 
===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
Someting wey plenty.
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* Make someting plenty
 
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:* {{ux|dv|Forget am! Money '''borku''' everywhere. |(Don't worry! There is a lot of money.)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv| Meat just '''borku''' for im food anyhow anyhow. |(He had a lot of meat with his food.)}}
#{{ux|dv|Forget am! Money '''borku''' everywhere. |(Egbokhare_2021, Don't worry! There is plenty money.)}}
 
 
 
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* [[yafunyafun]]
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* [[yafunyafun]], [[berekete]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: ''plenty, many, plentiful''.
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* English: ''plenty'', ''many''

Latest revision as of 17:53, 30 April 2023

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: French beaucoup

Pronunciation

  • bɔ̀kú

Play Play

Adjective

  • Make someting plenty
  • Forget am! Money borku everywhere.  — (Don't worry! There is a lot of money.)
  • Meat just borku for im food anyhow anyhow.  — (He had a lot of meat with his food.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: plenty, many