curse

Naija

Alternative forms

• jealous 0.68 45, laugh 0.66 233, harass 0.65 94, hate 0.63 271, insult 0.62 91, hail 0.61 198, hug 0.61 24, criticise 0.61 80, threaten 0.60 177

Etymology

Borrowed from English curse

Pronunciation

• kɔ́s

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 2
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 2006
• Frequency in raw corpus: 73
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 2536

The word is used more orally than in written texts.

Noun

curse: curse -- Definition in Naija?

1. Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)

   Na curse dey follow am.  — (He/she has been cursed.)

2. - (frequency:8)

   For my mind my bodi don become curse.  — (bbc__77449, __no translation__)

   Dem be people wey curse dey for their head.”— John 7:49 .  — (jw__29361, __no translation__)

3. det (frequency:3)

   Na that time e remove the curse.  — (jw__17210, __no translation__)

   The curse go finish everything wey dey their house.  — (jw__47820, __no translation__)

4. acl:relcl-det (frequency:3)

   Wetin go make the curse wey dey the scroll no reach us?  — (jw__42202, __no translation__)

   This one go make the curse wey dey the scroll no reach us.  — (jw__18807, __no translation__)

5. case-det (frequency:2)

   One traditional priest for di area direct residents say make dem go bath sea water den take cleanse dema body from every curse from di gods.  — (bbc__78956, __no translation__)

   Dem enjoy massive show of love, people start dey make contributions to help cover dema medical expenses in exchange for education on Waardenburg as a syndrome insteaf of say menerz go see am as a curse.  — (bbc__29020, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• jealous 0.68 45, laugh 0.66 233, harass 0.65 94, hate 0.63 271, insult 0.62 91, hail 0.61 198, hug 0.61 24, criticise 0.61 80, threaten 0.60 177

Antonyms

• jealous 0.68 45, laugh 0.66 233, harass 0.65 94, hate 0.63 271, insult 0.62 91, hail 0.61 198, hug 0.61 24, criticise 0.61 80, threaten 0.60 177

Translations

• English: curse

Verb

curse: insult -- Definition in Naija?

1. Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)

   Why you dey curse your senior brother?  — (Why are you insulting your elder brother?)

2. - (frequency:4)

   Disability no be curse  — (bbc__43027, __no translation__)

   Apostle Paul talk sey: ‘When dem curse us, we dey bless dem.  — (jw__32468, __no translation__)

3. aux-mark-nsubj-obj (frequency:4)

   Two bad people lie sey one man don curse God and their king.  — (jw__17552, __no translation__)

   And when Shimei dey curse David, e no answer am even though sey David na king.  — (jw__21857, __no translation__)

4. obj (frequency:3)

   Na im e call Balaam come Moab make e come curse Israel people.  — (jw__7672, __no translation__)

   But Jehovah tell Balaam sey: ‘No try am curse Israel people.’ As e hear wetin Jehovah talk, e no gree go again.  — (jw__5179, __no translation__)

5. nsubj-obj (frequency:3)

   Mt 21:18, 19 ​—Why Jesus curse one fig tree?  — (jw__24700, __no translation__)

   Nwoye mama curse am, then sidon again begin peel the yam go.  — (katakata__1130, __no translation__)

6. mark (frequency:2)

   If, if, if you settle down dey work for person, you go just see di person, some go just start to dey curse you.  — (ABJ_GWA_13_Small-Jobs_DG__109, if you you are relaxed working for someone, some will start insulting you.)

   You go come back come meet me for dis house!If I comot, if I comot you no see Chairman to curse, make you dey curse di wall.Na you get your mouth o, na you fit send am any message you like.  — (deuber__6657, __no translation__)

7. aux-nsubj-obj (frequency:2)

   The woman come dey curse Toñi, dey shout for am sey e no quick come take care of im mama.  — (jw__36594, __no translation__)

   Bible talk sey: ‘When dem dey curse am, e no curse dem back but e put im life for the hand of the Judge wey no dey do partial.’ Jesus know sey na Jehovah go pay dem for wetin dem do.  — (jw__45171, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• jealous 0.68 45, laugh 0.66 233, harass 0.65 94, hate 0.63 271, insult 0.62 91, hail 0.61 198, hug 0.61 24, criticise 0.61 80, threaten 0.60 177

Antonyms

• jealous 0.68 45, laugh 0.66 233, harass 0.65 94, hate 0.63 271, insult 0.62 91, hail 0.61 198, hug 0.61 24, criticise 0.61 80, threaten 0.60 177

Translations

• English: insult