Difference between revisions of "denge"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
*dengeh
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
 
From: ''unknown''
 
From: ''unknown''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* dɛ̀ngɛ̀
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* dɛ́ngɛ̄
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-denge.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-denge.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-denge.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-denge.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 1
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 30341
 
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
denge: be positively haughty, show off. -- Definition in Naija?
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* Make person dey show imsef sey e get [[level]].
 
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:* {{ux|dv|You too dey '''denge'''. |(You show off a lot.)}}
 
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:* {{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.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|You too dey '''denge'''. |(You show off a lot.)}}
 
# obj (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|No dey use Crucifix '''denge''' pose - Pope Francis |(bbc__75176, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|No dey use Crucifix '''denge''' pose - Pope Francis Pope Francis: 'Pray for DR Congo and South Sudan' |(bbc__75177, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
  
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====Related Forms====
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[[dengepose]]
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* crucifix 0.92 7, ycee 0.90 5, maleek 0.90 6, vert 0.90 5, calcium 0.90 7, cube 0.90 12, rovers 0.90 7, marouane 0.90 5, paltrow 0.90 6
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*[[yanga]], [[shakara]]
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* crucifix 0.92 7, ycee 0.90 5, maleek 0.90 6, vert 0.90 5, calcium 0.90 7, cube 0.90 12, rovers 0.90 7, marouane 0.90 5, paltrow 0.90 6
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: be positively haughty, show off.
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* English: ''show off, being haughty''

Latest revision as of 22:21, 28 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: unknown

Pronunciation

  • dɛ́ngɛ̄

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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

dengepose

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: show off, being haughty