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Revision as of 21:44, 28 February 2024
Naija
Etymology
From English: curse
Pronunciation
- kɔ̂s
Noun
- Someting wey no good wey dey happen to person.
- Na curse dey follow am. — (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 . — (The people were instructed to go to the river to wash off the curse from their heads.)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: curse
Verb
- 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.)
- 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