Difference between revisions of "denge"
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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From: ''unknown'' | From: ''unknown'' | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| − | * | + | * dɛ́ngɛ̄ |
<sm2>Pcm-ng-denge.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-denge.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
| − | <sm2>Pcm-ng-denge.m.ogg</sm2> | + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-denge.m.ogg</sm2> |
===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
| − | * Make person dey show | + | * Make person dey show imsef sey e get [[level]]. |
| − | :* {{ux|dv|You too dey '''denge'''. |( | + | :* {{ux|dv|You too dey '''denge'''. |(You show off a lot.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| | + | :* {{ux|dv|De go dey denge because deir levels don sure. Life na standing fan sha, if e blow you, e go blow me.|(They are showing off because things are much better for them. Anyway, life spreads it's around, if it's your turn today, it will be mine tomorrow.)}} |
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| + | ====Related Forms==== | ||
| + | [[dengepose]] | ||
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: ''show off'' | + | * English: ''show off, being haughty'' |
Latest revision as of 22:21, 28 February 2024
Naija
Etymology
From: unknown
Pronunciation
- dɛ́ngɛ̄
Verb
- Make person dey show imsef sey e get level.
- You too dey denge. — (You show off a lot.)
- De go dey denge because deir levels don sure. Life na standing fan sha, if e blow you, e go blow me. — (They are showing off because things are much better for them. Anyway, life spreads it's around, if it's your turn today, it will be mine tomorrow.)
Related Forms
Synonyms
Translations
- English: show off, being haughty