bottom

Naija

Etymology

From English: bottom

Pronunciation

• bɔ̀tɔ̂m

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Adjective

• Wetin de dey for down down of someting.

• Na bottom of pot dey sweet pass.  — (NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2021, The remnant of food in the cooking pot is the sweetest.)
• Iye don go wear de bottom' of her box.  — (NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2021, Iye has gone to put on her favorite attire found in her box.)

Related forms

• bottom box, bottom pot

Translations

• English: remnant, favorite piece of clothing

Noun

1. Wetin dey person backyard.

   • Tolu get big bottom.  — ( Egbokhare_2020, Tolu has a big buttocks.)
   • The cloth come tear for bottom.  — (jw__834, The cloth is torn at the buttocks.)

2. Person/ someting wey dey under someting.

   • De dey third from bottom of di table,  — (WAZL_01_Sports-Programme_DG__9, They are in third position from under the bottom of the table.)

3. Person wey dey under dey control tings.

   • Di person wey dey bottom of government.  — (deuber__2584, The person who is in control of the government.)

4. Wetin dey for di down of someting.

   • when e start for bottom.  — (deuber__2585, When he started from the bottom)
   • Di ax don already dey di bottom of the trees.  — (jw__34769, The axe is already at the bottom of the tree.)

5. Person yansh

• No go shake your bottom near dat epa, be like im eye dey dorty from morning reach night.  — (NSC_2021, Don't sashay anywhere close to that old man, he seems to be drunk always.)

Related form

bottom power

Synonyms

• down, backyard

Antonyms

• up

Translations

• English: buttocks, bottom, control