Difference between revisions of "cement"
 
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==Naija==
 
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===Alternative forms===
 
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* necklace 0.80 7, coal 0.78 18, swap 0.77 6, horn 0.76 49, ocean 0.76 50, lean 0.75 10, scent 0.75 13, shares 0.75 31, controlled 0.74 14
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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Borrowed from English cement
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From: English ''cement''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-cement.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-cement.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-cement.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-cement.m.ogg</sm2>  
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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 5
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1139
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 26
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 4627
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
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cement: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
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* Wetin be like powder wey be sey if dem mix am wit water e go strong like stone when e dry. De dey use am dey build somting.
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:* {{ux|dv| Just carry dem, mix '''cement''', carry gravel, just start dey build o, |(ABJ_INF_11_Land_M__11, He just brought them here, mixed the cement, added gravel, and started building.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| Dangote Cement, na di producer of '''cement''' for Africa |(bbc__86264, Dangote Cement is the sole producer of cement in Africa.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|'''cement''', eh... |(NST_cleaned__37497, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Just carry dem, mix '''cement''', carry gravel, just start dey build o, |(ABJ_INF_11_Land_M__11, He just brought them here, they mixed cement, added gravel, and they just started building.)}}
 
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# case (frequency:7)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|SEYLLOU/Getty Images Dangote '''Cement''', na di producer of '''cement''' for Africa |(bbc__86264, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|You go see a new piller wey dem dey attach and dis na bags of '''cement''' under di portion of di building wey fall down. |(bbc__55898, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|But now, if you no bring goat, twenty bags of eh... '''cement''', eh... twenty bags of eh... salt, rice, everyting! |(KAD_15_Money-Wahala_MG__17, But nowadays, if you don't bring a goat, twenty bags of uh... cement, uh... twenty bags of uh... salt, rice, everything!)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|One trailer of eh... '''cement''' dey go dey follow you so dat people go know sey yes people wey de forget for many years, God don remember dem. |(ONI_07_Dis-Year-Na-My-Year_MG__59, One trailer of uh... cement, they'll follow you so that people will know that yes, God has remembered the people they've forgotten about for many years.)}}
 
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* necklace 0.80 7, coal 0.78 18, swap 0.77 6, horn 0.76 49, ocean 0.76 50, lean 0.75 10, scent 0.75 13, shares 0.75 31, controlled 0.74 14
 
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* necklace 0.80 7, coal 0.78 18, swap 0.77 6, horn 0.76 49, ocean 0.76 50, lean 0.75 10, scent 0.75 13, shares 0.75 31, controlled 0.74 14
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: no definition
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* English: ''cement''
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===Verb===
 
===Verb===
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cement: apply cement, coat -- Definition in Naija?
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* Make dem use wetin be like powder wey dey strong wen e dry, to cover someting.
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:* {{ux|dv| Make una '''cement''' the floor quick quick. |(You should cement the floor quickly.)}}
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# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Make una '''cement''' the floor quick quick. |(You should cement the floor quickly.)}}
 
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====Synonyms====
 
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* necklace 0.80 7, coal 0.78 18, swap 0.77 6, horn 0.76 49, ocean 0.76 50, lean 0.75 10, scent 0.75 13, shares 0.75 31, controlled 0.74 14
 
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====Antonyms====
 
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* necklace 0.80 7, coal 0.78 18, swap 0.77 6, horn 0.76 49, ocean 0.76 50, lean 0.75 10, scent 0.75 13, shares 0.75 31, controlled 0.74 14
 
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: apply cement, coat
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* English: ''cement''

Latest revision as of 20:16, 3 May 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: English cement

Pronunciation

  • sìmɛ̂nt

Play Play

Noun

  • Wetin be like powder wey be sey if dem mix am wit water e go strong like stone when e dry. De dey use am dey build somting.
  • Just carry dem, mix cement, carry gravel, just start dey build o,  — (ABJ_INF_11_Land_M__11, He just brought them here, mixed the cement, added gravel, and started building.)
  • Dangote Cement, na di producer of cement for Africa  — (bbc__86264, Dangote Cement is the sole producer of cement in Africa.)

Translations

  • English: cement

Verb

  • Make dem use wetin be like powder wey dey strong wen e dry, to cover someting.
  • Make una cement the floor quick quick.  — (You should cement the floor quickly.)

Translations

  • English: cement
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