day

Naija

Etymology

From: English day

Pronunciation

• dé

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Noun

1. Time for inside 24 hours when e be sey sun dey shine well-well.

   • Abeg now wey day dey make we reach house, before night reach.  — (NSC_Emeka_2020, Please, now that it's still daytime, let's get home before night fall.)
   • My people dey talk sey make de dey start for day dey look for black goat, before night reach.  — (NSC_Emeka_2020, There is the saying that it's better to start searching for a black goat when it's day, before night fall.)

2. Period of time wey start for midnight reach anoder midnight.

   • After dat day, I get mysef.  — (PRT_07_Drummer_MG__107, After that day, I recovered.)
   • Airlines dey lose millions per day.(bbc__13427, Airlines are losing millions per day.)  — {{{3}}}

Related forms

• evriday, daytime

Synonyms

• afternoon

Antonyms

• night

Translations

• English: day

Idiom

• Someting wey go happen for one particular time.

• One day monkey go go market e no go return.  — (NSC_2021, Everyday for thief, one day for the owner.)