Difference between revisions of "chukuchuku"
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# Wetin dey dey for tree body wey sharp, wey fit enter person body. | # Wetin dey dey for tree body wey sharp, wey fit enter person body. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| '''Chukuchuku''' don chuk me for leg o. |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| '''Chukuchuku''' don chuk me for leg o. |(A thorn has pierced my leg.)}} |
#:* {{ux|dv| Dem come use '''chukuchuku''' do cap wey King dey wear for am. |(jw__25661, They then used thorns to make a crown for him.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv| Dem come use '''chukuchuku''' do cap wey King dey wear for am. |(jw__25661, They then used thorns to make a crown for him.)}} | ||
# Someting wey [[sharp]] wey be sey e fit [[wound]] person. | # Someting wey [[sharp]] wey be sey e fit [[wound]] person. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| When tortoise fall from heaven, di place wey e fall put, different type of '''chukuchuku''' full am, na im make im back be like sey e break. |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| When tortoise fall from heaven, di place wey e fall put, different type of '''chukuchuku''' full am, na im make im back be like sey e break. |(When the tortoise fell from heaven, the spot where it fell had different sharp things, that's why it's back looks broken.)}} |
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Latest revision as of 21:18, 3 May 2023
Naija
Etymology
From: unknown
Pronunciation
- tʃùkùtʃúkú
Noun
- Wetin dey dey for tree body wey sharp, wey fit enter person body.
- Chukuchuku don chuk me for leg o. — (A thorn has pierced my leg.)
- Dem come use chukuchuku do cap wey King dey wear for am. — (jw__25661, They then used thorns to make a crown for him.)
- Someting wey sharp wey be sey e fit wound person.
- When tortoise fall from heaven, di place wey e fall put, different type of chukuchuku full am, na im make im back be like sey e break. — (When the tortoise fell from heaven, the spot where it fell had different sharp things, that's why it's back looks broken.)
Translation
- English: thorns
Adjective
Person wey be sey e dey nack anyhow.
- Ejiro na chukuchuku. — (NSC_2020, Ejiro is a philanderer.)
Translation
English: Philanderer