Difference between revisions of "chewing stick"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From: English ''chewing'' and ''stick''
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From English: ''chewing'' and ''stick''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* wi~stík
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* ʧùìnstîk
 
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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
 
 
No documented examples in our corpora.
 
 
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
chewing stick: chew stick, dental flush -- Definition in Naija?
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* Part of tree body wey de cut small small dey use [[brush]] teeth.
 
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:*{{ux|dv|'''Chewing stick''' no good for teeth o.|(Teeth-cleaning twigs are not good for the teeth.}}
 
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:*{{ux|dv|Na old people bin dey sabi use '''chewing stick''' before o but now guy men don dey wan [[blend]].|(Elderly people preferred to use teeth-cleaning twigs in the past but the young people just do it now to seem fashionable.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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#: {{ux|dv|Chuinstic no good for teeth o.|no translation}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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* [[brush]]
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: chew stick, dental flush
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* English: ''Teeth-cleaning twig''

Latest revision as of 20:45, 3 May 2023

Naija

Etymology

From English: chewing and stick

Pronunciation

  • ʧùìnstîk

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Noun

  • Part of tree body wey de cut small small dey use brush teeth.
  • Chewing stick no good for teeth o.  — (Teeth-cleaning twigs are not good for the teeth.
  • Na old people bin dey sabi use chewing stick before o but now guy men don dey wan blend.  — (Elderly people preferred to use teeth-cleaning twigs in the past but the young people just do it now to seem fashionable.)

Synonyms


Translations

  • English: Teeth-cleaning twig