Difference between revisions of "bulala"
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
− | From: Hausa | + | From: Hausa ''bulala'' cane |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
* bùlálà | * bùlálà | ||
− | <sm2>Pcm-ng- | + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-abulala.f.ogg</sm2> |
− | <sm2>Pcm-ng-bulala.m.ogg</sm2> | + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-bulala.m.ogg</sm2> |
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
− | + | * Small stick or horse skin wey de dey use de dey use [[wipe]] person body. | |
− | :{{ux|dx|As teacher enter class with '''bulala''' everybody couple.|( | + | :{{ux|dx|As teacher enter class with '''bulala''' everybody couple up.|(As soon as the teacher walked into the classroom brandishing a cane the students behaved themselves.)}} |
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===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
− | #Make person take | + | # Make person take small stick wey resemble rope [[nack]] [[anoder]] person or ting. |
− | : | + | #:{{ux|dv|I go '''bulala''' you o.|(I am going to flog the hell out of you!)}} |
− | #Sey man sabi | + | #Sey man sabi [[nack]] woman. |
− | : | + | #:{{ux|dv|Dem dey talk am sey men wey no get shishi sabi '''bulala''' pass [[hegoat]].|(It is a common saying that poor men are more virile than Casanovas.)}} |
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
− | * | + | *[[nack]], [[cane]] |
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− | * English: '' | + | * English: ''flog, have sex'' |
Latest revision as of 18:34, 30 April 2023
Naija
Etymology
From: Hausa bulala cane
Pronunciation
- bùlálà
Noun
- Small stick or horse skin wey de dey use de dey use wipe person body.
- As teacher enter class with bulala everybody couple up. — (As soon as the teacher walked into the classroom brandishing a cane the students behaved themselves.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: horsewhip, cane
Verb
- Make person take small stick wey resemble rope nack anoder person or ting.
- I go bulala you o. — (I am going to flog the hell out of you!)
- Sey man sabi nack woman.
- Dem dey talk am sey men wey no get shishi sabi bulala pass hegoat. — (It is a common saying that poor men are more virile than Casanovas.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: flog, have sex