Difference between revisions of "borrow"
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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
− | + | From: English ''borrow'' | |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
− | * | + | * bɔ́rò |
<sm2>Pcm-ng-borrow.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-borrow.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-borrow.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-borrow.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 144 | * Frequency in raw corpus: 144 | ||
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 1640 | * Frequency rank in raw corpus: 1640 | ||
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===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
− | + | * Na to take someting from person or somewhere to return back later. | |
− | + | #:* {{ux|dv|I tell am to '''borrow''' me money make I take buy handout. |(NSC_Legbeti_2020. I asked him to lend me money for handout.)}} | |
− | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Okay make I go '''borrow''' money, |(ENU_17_Buying-Grocery_DG__121, Okay, let me go and borrow money.)}} | |
− | + | * Na to give person something to wey the person go return back later. | |
− | #: {{ux|dv|I '''borrow''' | + | #:* {{ux|dv|I '''borrow''' am money. |(Egbokhare_2020. I lent him some money.)}} |
− | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Ghana president say na Africa suppose dey '''borrow''' oda kontris money, no be say de continent go dey collect. |(bbc__54060, The President of Ghana says Africa should lend other continents money rather than borrow from them.)}} | |
− | #: {{ux|dv|Okay make I go '''borrow''' money, |(ENU_17_Buying-Grocery_DG__121, Okay, let me go and borrow money.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Di issue na because of N40 wey e tok say e '''borrow''' im late friend and as e come collect im money na im fight start wey lead to di death but investigations dey continue. |(bbc__7896. The issue is that the fight that led to the death of his friend broke out over the 40naira he lent him. investigation is however ongoing.)}} |
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− | + | * [[borrowborrow]] | |
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− | #: {{ux|dv|Di issue na because of N40 wey e tok say e '''borrow''' im late friend and as e come collect im money na im fight start wey lead to di death but investigations dey continue. |(bbc__7896 | ||
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
− | * | + | * [[lend]] |
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* English: lend, borrow | * English: lend, borrow |
Revision as of 17:39, 9 March 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English borrow
Pronunciation
- bɔ́rò
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 15
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 557
- Frequency in raw corpus: 144
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 1640
Verb
- Na to take someting from person or somewhere to return back later.
- I tell am to borrow me money make I take buy handout. — (NSC_Legbeti_2020. I asked him to lend me money for handout.)
- Okay make I go borrow money, — (ENU_17_Buying-Grocery_DG__121, Okay, let me go and borrow money.)
- Na to give person something to wey the person go return back later.
- I borrow am money. — (Egbokhare_2020. I lent him some money.)
- Ghana president say na Africa suppose dey borrow oda kontris money, no be say de continent go dey collect. — (bbc__54060, The President of Ghana says Africa should lend other continents money rather than borrow from them.)
- Di issue na because of N40 wey e tok say e borrow im late friend and as e come collect im money na im fight start wey lead to di death but investigations dey continue. — (bbc__7896. The issue is that the fight that led to the death of his friend broke out over the 40naira he lent him. investigation is however ongoing.)
Related forms
Synonyms
Translations
- English: lend, borrow