Difference between revisions of "chukuchuku"

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===Noun===
 
===Noun===
chukuchuku: thorns -- Definition in Naija?
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chukuchuku:  
 
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# part of tree wey e be sey e sharp.
 
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Chukuchuku''' don chuk me for leg o. |( A thorn has pierced my leg )}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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#: {{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|'''Chukuchuku''' don chuk me for leg o. |(Thorns pierced his/her leg.)}}
 
# - (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Dem come use '''chukuchuku''' do cap wey King dey wear for am. |(jw__25661, __no translation__)}}
 
 
#: {{ux|dv|When the seed grow for where '''chukuchuku''' dey, all the other things wey person fit like come enter, kill the seed, and e no come fit produce fruit.— Mark 4:14, 18, 19 . |(jw__31809, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|When the seed grow for where '''chukuchuku''' dey, all the other things wey person fit like come enter, kill the seed, and e no come fit produce fruit.— Mark 4:14, 18, 19 . |(jw__31809, __no translation__)}}
 
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# Person wey be sey e dey knack anyhow
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#: {{ux|dv| Ejiro na '''chukuchuku'''| ( Ejiro is a cassanova )}}
 
====Derived forms====
 
====Derived forms====
  
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* chalk 0.64 6, migrant 0.61 55, machete 0.60 5, motor-dem 0.60 14, overload 0.59 13, palava-dem 0.59 6, orishirishi 0.59 8, helmet 0.59 16, activity-dem 0.58 17
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====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
* chalk 0.64 6, migrant 0.61 55, machete 0.60 5, motor-dem 0.60 14, overload 0.59 13, palava-dem 0.59 6, orishirishi 0.59 8, helmet 0.59 16, activity-dem 0.58 17
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
 
* English: thorns
 
* English: thorns

Revision as of 23:17, 27 August 2020

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English chukuchuku

Pronunciation

  • tʃùkùtʃúkú

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 5
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 12217

The word is used more in written texts than orally.


Noun

chukuchuku:

  1. part of tree wey e be sey e sharp.
    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)
    When the seed grow for where chukuchuku dey, all the other things wey person fit like come enter, kill the seed, and e no come fit produce fruit.— Mark 4:14, 18, 19 .  — (jw__31809, __no translation__)
  2. Person wey be sey e dey knack anyhow
    Ejiro na chukuchuku  —  ( Ejiro is a cassanova )

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Antonyms

Translations

  • English: thorns