Difference between revisions of "dagger"
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| − | Make person [[chuk]] anoder person with wetin sharp like knife. | + | Make person [[chuk]] anoder person or someting with wetin sharp like knife. |
:* {{ux|dv|No worry, I go '''dagger''' am soon. |( Egbokhare_2020, Don't worry, I will stab him soon.)}} | :* {{ux|dv|No worry, I go '''dagger''' am soon. |( Egbokhare_2020, Don't worry, I will stab him soon.)}} | ||
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
* [[chuk]] | * [[chuk]] | ||
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''stab'' | * English: ''stab'' | ||
Revision as of 12:02, 21 January 2021
Naija
Etymology
From English: dagger
Pronunciation
- dágà
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
- Frequency in raw corpus: 4
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 13107
Noun
Someting wey dey sharp like knife.
- Before now e dey illegal for pesin to carry gun, pistol, dagger or oda dangerous weapon without any reason... — (bbc__19612, Before now, it was illegal for one to be in possession of gun, pistol, dagger or any other dangerous weapon without any reason.)
Translations
- English: dagger
Verb
Make person chuk anoder person or someting with wetin sharp like knife.
- No worry, I go dagger am soon. — ( Egbokhare_2020, Don't worry, I will stab him soon.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: stab