Difference between revisions of "curving"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From English curving
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From English: ''curving''
 
 
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* kɔ́vìn
 
* kɔ́vìn
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-curving.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-curving.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-curving.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
 
No documented examples in our corpora.
 
 
 
===Usage===
 
Na normal Naija word wey dem dey use everyday.
 
 
===Definition===
 
ball wey person play wey bend
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
 
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#Football wey person play wey bend.
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|Na '''curving''' Messi use score.|(Messi scored by making the ball bend in a certain direction.)}}
* {{ux|dv|Na '''curving''' Messi use score. |(It's a banana kick Messi used in scoring the goal.Egbokhare 2020)}}
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#When person dey use style dey dodge person.
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|Na '''curving''' dat babe dey do you. |(That lady is avoiding you.)}}
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: banana kick
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* English: ''banana kick, reject''

Latest revision as of 21:59, 3 May 2023

Naija

Etymology

From English: curving

Pronunciation

  • kɔ́vìn

Play Play

Noun

  1. Football wey person play wey bend.
    • Na curving Messi use score.  — (Messi scored by making the ball bend in a certain direction.)
  2. When person dey use style dey dodge person.
    • Na curving dat babe dey do you.  — (That lady is avoiding you.)

Translations

  • English: banana kick, reject