Difference between revisions of "buka"
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
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* expenses 0.77 15, featured 0.75 7, gym 0.74 32, sis 0.73 12, receiving 0.73 7, dad 0.72 10, exile 0.72 22, shirts 0.72 9, archbishop 0.72 30
 
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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Borrowed from English buka
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Borrowed from {{bor|dv|en| '''buka''' and '''cafeteria'''}}.
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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===Noun===
 
===Noun===
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buka: a local eating place, cafeteria -- Definition in Naija?
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buka: where people dey chop food
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# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|E get one new '''buka''' wey dem open  for area. |(There is a new cafeteria in my area.)}}
 
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# - (frequency:3)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Because of dat kain mouth, Fela dey go prison like say na '''buka'''. |(bbc__19371, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|You know sey na '''buka''', or beer parlour na im dem take dey see people wey dey gossip, wey we take dey hear news. |(NST_cleaned__18724, __no translation__)}}
 
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# case-nmod:poss (frequency:3)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|I get enough work to do for my '''buka'''.Mrs. |(deuber__2770, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|People dey still come chop for your '''buka'''.Which luck? |(deuber__6505, __no translation__)}}
 
  
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# [[where people dey chop food]]
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#: {{ux|dv|I go chop for buka when I dey comot go work |(I will eat at the restaurant when I am going to work)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|Di buka don close |(The buka has been closed)}}
 
====Derived forms====
 
====Derived forms====
  
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====Synonymes====
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mamaput, bukateria, mami market
  
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* expenses 0.77 15, featured 0.75 7, gym 0.74 32, sis 0.73 12, receiving 0.73 7, dad 0.72 10, exile 0.72 22, shirts 0.72 9, archbishop 0.72 30
 
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====Antonyms====
 
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* expenses 0.77 15, featured 0.75 7, gym 0.74 32, sis 0.73 12, receiving 0.73 7, dad 0.72 10, exile 0.72 22, shirts 0.72 9, archbishop 0.72 30
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: a local eating place, cafeteria
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* English: %%gloss%%

Revision as of 12:01, 13 August 2020

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Template:bor.

Pronunciation

  • búkà

Play Play

Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 12
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 7325

The word is used more in written texts than orally.


Noun

buka: where people dey chop food

  1. where people dey chop food
    I go chop for buka when I dey comot go work  — (I will eat at the restaurant when I am going to work)
    Di buka don close  — (The buka has been closed)

Derived forms

Synonymes

mamaput, bukateria, mami market

Antonymes

Translations

  • English: %%gloss%%
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