Difference between revisions of "curse"

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===Verb===
 
===Verb===
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# Make person talk bad bad someting about person.  
* Make person talk bad bad someting about person.  
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#:* {{ux|dv| Why you dey '''curse''' your senior brother? |(Egbokhare_2020, Why are you insulting your elder brother?)}}
:* {{ux|dv| Why you dey '''curse''' your senior brother? |(Egbokhare_2020, Why are you insulting your elder brother?)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Nwoye mama '''curse''' am, then sidon again begin peel the yam go. |(katakata__1130, Nwoye's mother insulted him, then sat down again and continued to peel her yam.)}}
:* {{ux|dv| Nwoye mama '''curse''' am, then sidon again begin peel the yam go. |(katakata__1130, Nwoye's mother insulted him, then sat down again and continued to peel her yam.)}}
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# Make dey talk sey bad ting go follo person.
* Make dey talk sey bad ting go follo person.
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#:* {{ux|dv| One old mama don '''curse''' dat boy.|(NSC_2021, An old woman cursed the boy.)}}
:* {{ux|dv| One old mama don '''curse''' dat boy.|(NSC_2021, An old woman cursed the boy.)}}
 
* Sey someting na bad ting.
 
:* {{ux|dv| Disability no be '''curse''' |(bbc__43027, My disability is not an affliction.)}}
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
 
* [[insult]]
 
* [[insult]]

Revision as of 14:39, 13 June 2022

Naija

Etymology

From English: curse

Pronunciation

  • kɔ́s

Play Play

Noun

  • Someting wey no good wey dey happen to person.
  • Na curse dey follow am.  — ( Egbokhare_2020, He/she has been cursed.)
  • Dem be people wey curse dey for their head.  — (jw__29361, The crowd are accursed.)
  • Na dat time e remove di curse.  — (jw__17210, It was at that time he removed the curse.)
  • Chief priest sey make people go wash di curse wey dey deir head for river .  — (NSC_2021, The people were instructed to go to the river to wash off the curse from their heads.)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: curse

Verb

  1. Make person talk bad bad someting about person.
    • Why you dey curse your senior brother?  — (Egbokhare_2020, Why are you insulting your elder brother?)
    • Nwoye mama curse am, then sidon again begin peel the yam go.  — (katakata__1130, Nwoye's mother insulted him, then sat down again and continued to peel her yam.)
  2. Make dey talk sey bad ting go follo person.
    • One old mama don curse dat boy.  — (NSC_2021, An old woman cursed the boy.)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: insult, curse