corner
Naija
Etymology
From: English corner
Pronunciation
- kɔ́nà
Noun
- Di part of road wey bend.
- If you waka reach di end of di road, you go see one kiosk for di corner, na dere you go buy bread for me. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Go straight down the road, you will find a small shop by the corner, that is where you should buy me bread.)
- One corner dey along di road. — (Egbokhare_2020, There is a bend down the road.)
- Somewhere wey small well well.
- As e touch de corner of Jesus cloth, the woman come notice sey the flow of blood don stop! — (jw__37356, The woman's flow of blood stopped when she touched the helm of Jesus' garment.)
- Di day Chidi catch Amaka for corner, he sleep wit am by force. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, Chidi forced himself on Amaka the day he met her in an enclosure.)
- As person dey mind im business.
- Put God for one corner for di matter. — (BEN_30_Husband-Criteria_DG__71, Leave God out of this.)
- I go just stand for one corner dey look una two until di game tire una. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, Rather than interfere, I will allow you both to wear yourselves out with your antics.)
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Translations
- English: a bend, small portion/place, to be nonchalant