Difference between revisions of "boy"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
[[boyi]]
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* [[boyi]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-boy.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-boy.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-boy.m.ogg</sm2>
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-boy.m.ogg</sm2>
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 69
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 188
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 608
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 560
 
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
 
* Pikin wey be male.
 
* Pikin wey be male.
:* {{ux|dv|How about di '''boy'''? |(KAD_31_Girls-Education_M__77, How about the boy ?)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|How about di '''boy'''? |(KAD_31_Girls-Education_M__77, How about the boy?)}}
:* {{ux|dv|And I don tell her... ask am (di girl) sey ah wetin e dey tell dis '''boy'''? |(ONI_27_A-Hotelier-Interview_MG__62, And I told her... asked her ah, what is she telling this boy?)}}
 
 
:* {{ux|dv|One day, I dey work, one girl wit one '''boy''' come, and say auntie, see! |(ONI_27_A-Hotelier-Interview_MG__43, One day, I was at work when a girl came with a boy, and said, auntie, look!)}}
 
:* {{ux|dv|One day, I dey work, one girl wit one '''boy''' come, and say auntie, see! |(ONI_27_A-Hotelier-Interview_MG__43, One day, I was at work when a girl came with a boy, and said, auntie, look!)}}
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:*{{ux|dv|Reuters Meghan Markle don born baby '''boy''' for Prince Harry. |(bbc__85296, Reuters Meghan Markle has given birth to a bouncing baby boy for Prince Harry.)}}
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:*{{ux|dv|Di '''boy''' name na Michael. |(jw__23910, The name of the boy is Michael.)}}
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====Related forms====
 
====Related forms====
* [[area boy|area boy]]
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* [[area boy]], [[boyboy]], [[ol'boy]], * [[headboy]]
 
 
:{{ux|dv|But all dose area boy, dey con carry cutlass, con dey gada sey if NEPA climb dis pole, sey e wan cut dis light, dat cutlass, na im neck o. |(LAG_09_Country-Wahala_DG__2, But those area boys, they will then carry cultlasses and be assembling that if NEPA staff member climbs this pole, that he wants to disconnect the light, that cultlass, is for his neck.)}}
 
 
 
* [[baby boy|baby boy]]
 
 
 
#{{ux|dv|Reuters Meghan Markle don born baby boy for Prince Harry. |(bbc__85296, Reuters Meghan Markle has given birth to a bouncing baby boy for Prince Harry.)}}
 
#{{ux|dv|The boy name na Michael. |(jw__23910, The name of the boy is Michael.)}}
 
 
 
 
 
[[boyboy]]
 
  
[[o boy]]
 
# Male pikin wey be person paddy.
 
#:*{{ux|dv|Oh boy! di party sweet me. |(KAD_31_Girls-Education_M__77, Guy, I enjoyed the party.)}}
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
 
* [[guy]]
 
* [[guy]]

Revision as of 19:01, 12 July 2021

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English boy

Pronunciation

  • bͻ̀í

Play Play

Noun

  • Pikin wey be male.
  • How about di boy?  — (KAD_31_Girls-Education_M__77, How about the boy?)
  • One day, I dey work, one girl wit one boy come, and say auntie, see!  — (ONI_27_A-Hotelier-Interview_MG__43, One day, I was at work when a girl came with a boy, and said, auntie, look!)
  • Reuters Meghan Markle don born baby boy for Prince Harry.  — (bbc__85296, Reuters Meghan Markle has given birth to a bouncing baby boy for Prince Harry.)
  • Di boy name na Michael.  — (jw__23910, The name of the boy is Michael.)

Related forms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: a young male.