chain
Naija
Etymology
From: English chain
Pronunciation
- tʃên
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
- Frequency in raw corpus: 54
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3028
Noun
chain: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
- - (frequency:13)
- Na chain de chain us, — (NST_cleaned__25891, __no translation__)
- Na chain de chain us so, — (NST_cleaned__25895, __no translation__)
- case-det (frequency:3)
- Di third important part of di chain na di distribution companies , na dem dey carri light go everibodi domot. — (bbc__38874, __no translation__)
- Fear and pesin wey dey im pain, John no fit do wetin she want- na so she beat am again and leave for di chain for 30 minutes before she free am. — (bbc__48818, __no translation__)
- case-compound-det (frequency:3)
- De and resource-dem from all dos wey get hand and mouth inside di power value chain — (ja102__1235, __no translation__)
- One of di horse owners, Karina Fisker talk say: when di lions chop di horse, e dey enter back as part of di food chain. — (bbc__78509, __no translation__)
- det (frequency:2)
- Dat, dat chain, I no do valentine now you understand. — (LAG_14_Charles-And-Alfred-On-Music_DG__6, That...that chain, I didn't do Valentine, do you understand ?)
- But e cut the chain, and e break the iron wey dem put for im leg. — (jw__35362, __no translation__)
- case (frequency:2)
- You know I get a lot of chain, — (IBA_17_Julie-And-Danile_DG__173, You know I have a big family.)
- Cough syrup addict wey dem tie with chain so dat dem no fit hurt oda pipo or dem sef — (bbc__26256, __no translation__)
- amod (frequency:2)
- Na long chain na im I get na, — (NST_cleaned__8534, __no translation__)
- The container fit be clay pot wey get long chain hand and person fit gather hot charcoal from the fire wey dem light the night before the next day. — (jw__28510, __no translation__)
- acl:relcl-det (frequency:2)
- The chain wey dem take chain all the prisoners come loose. — (jw__2678, __no translation__)
- All the door open, the chain wey dey their hand and leg cut comot. — (jw__34334, __no translation__)
- advcl:cleft-cop (frequency:2)
- Na chain de chain us, — (ABJ_GWA_04_Tins-Don-Hard-For-Everywhere_DG__154, It is chain that they chained us.)
- Na chain de chain us so, — (ABJ_GWA_04_Tins-Don-Hard-For-Everywhere_DG__158, It is chain that they chained us.)
Derived forms
Synonyms
- stones 0.70 38, groundnut 0.70 19, pound 0.68 43, wrap 0.68 46, stain 0.67 28, wood 0.66 72, firewood 0.66 36, corn 0.66 42, soap 0.65 45
Antonyms
- stones 0.70 38, groundnut 0.70 19, pound 0.68 43, wrap 0.68 46, stain 0.67 28, wood 0.66 72, firewood 0.66 36, corn 0.66 42, soap 0.65 45
Translations
- English: no definition
Verb
chain: (in motor parlance) detain, to hold a vehicle (in violation of law) -- Definition in Naija?
- Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
- Hold di motor for dere. — (Detain the vehicle there.)
Derived forms
Synonyms
- stones 0.70 38, groundnut 0.70 19, pound 0.68 43, wrap 0.68 46, stain 0.67 28, wood 0.66 72, firewood 0.66 36, corn 0.66 42, soap 0.65 45
Antonyms
- stones 0.70 38, groundnut 0.70 19, pound 0.68 43, wrap 0.68 46, stain 0.67 28, wood 0.66 72, firewood 0.66 36, corn 0.66 42, soap 0.65 45
Translations
- English: (in motor parlance) detain, to hold a vehicle (in violation of law)