Difference between revisions of "charm"
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
Na [[juju]] wey people dey use to do bad ting. | Na [[juju]] wey people dey use to do bad ting. | ||
− | + | :* {{ux|dv| I dey fear dat my papa sister becos sey she get '''charm''' |( NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2021, I am afraid of my father's sister because of her magical powers.)}} | |
− | + | :* {{ux|dv| Dat man don use '''charm''' for di girl|( NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2021, The man has used magical powers to bewitch the girl.}} | |
+ | ====Synonym==== | ||
+ | * [[juju]], [[jazz]] | ||
+ | ====Translation==== | ||
+ | English: ''magical powers'' | ||
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+ | ===Verb=== | ||
+ | Make person dey use [[juju]] for anoder person. | ||
+ | :* {{ux|dv|Di girl don go '''charm''' di boyfriend to dey collect money for im hand. |(NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2021, The girl bewitched the boyfriend in order to extort money from him.)}} | ||
+ | :* {{ux|dv| Dem '''charm''' di man [[sotay]] e no sabi where im dey. |( NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2021, they enspelled the man to the extent that he could not recognize his environment. )}} | ||
====Synonym==== | ====Synonym==== | ||
− | * [[juju]] | + | * [[juju]], [[jazz]] |
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====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
+ | English: ''charmed, enspelled'' |
Revision as of 13:09, 3 March 2021
Naija
Etymology
From English: charm
Pronunciation
Noun
Na juju wey people dey use to do bad ting.
- I dey fear dat my papa sister becos sey she get charm — ( NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2021, I am afraid of my father's sister because of her magical powers.)
- Dat man don use charm for di girl — ( NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2021, The man has used magical powers to bewitch the girl.
Synonym
Translation
English: magical powers
Verb
Make person dey use juju for anoder person.
- Di girl don go charm di boyfriend to dey collect money for im hand. — (NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2021, The girl bewitched the boyfriend in order to extort money from him.)
- Dem charm di man sotay e no sabi where im dey. — ( NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2021, they enspelled the man to the extent that he could not recognize his environment. )
Synonym
Translation
English: charmed, enspelled