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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
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===Alternative forms===
 
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* tears 0.73 48, sand 0.71 164, firewood 0.69 36, nose 0.69 56, bucket 0.68 26, thick 0.67 36, kaya 0.67 20, egusi 0.67 35, cocoyam 0.67 22
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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Borrowed from English dust
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From: English ''dust''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-dust.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-dust.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-dust.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-dust.m.ogg</sm2>  
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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 7
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 959
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 47
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3268
 
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The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
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===Noun===
 
===Noun===
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dust: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
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# [[small small]] [[sandsand]] / Di [[sandsand]] wey breeze fit blow and wey dey fit stay ontop someting.
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#:*{{ux|dv|Na '''dust''', na im dem form us from. |(NST_cleaned__39721, It is dust from that we were formed from.)}}
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#:*{{ux|dv|'''Dust''' cover the suit wey dem wear. |(jw__40073, Dust covered the suit they wore.)}}
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# - (frequency:17)
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#Matter wey de cause trouble
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#: {{ux|dv|Na '''dust''', na im dem form us from. |(NST_cleaned__39721, __no translation__)}}
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#:*{{ux|dv|Dis decision don raise plenti '''dust'''. |(bbc__100880, This decision has raised a lot of issues.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Dust''' cover the suit wey dem wear. |(jw__40073, __no translation__)}}
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#To talk yeye word for mouth
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# cc (frequency:3)
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#:*{{ux|dv|Nigerian youth feel sey government yarn '''dust''' on top EndSars gbege. |(Nigerian youths feel that the government spoke gibberish concerning the EndSars protest.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|To dey travel all di time for inside hot sun and '''dust''' dey make me sick. |(bbc__6357, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Rose Okewu say sometimes she dey cough blood and '''dust''' and di company no dey carry dem go hospital. |(bbc__91146, __no translation__)}}
 
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# case (frequency:3)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Dey equally no wear hand gloves, boots and something to take to cover dia nose from '''dust'''. |(bbc__30221, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Di top side get reddish colour, no get water or ice, no show any signs of '''dust''', and dem believe say e get high metal content. |(bbc__29326, __no translation__)}}
 
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# amod (frequency:3)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Dis decision don raise plenti '''dust'''. |(bbc__100880, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|omo na '''dust''' o na real '''dust''' na real '''dust''' |(deuber__1526, __no translation__)}}
 
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# det (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|See style, see di '''dust''', everyting o, |(NST_cleaned__17328, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Anywhere wey dem no welcome una or listen to una, as una dey comot from that house or town, make una shake the '''dust''' comot from una leg.”— Matthew 10:12-14 . |(jw__14953, __no translation__)}}
 
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# conj (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|But drugs weh deh di sell for road di get problem for seka say deh di leave'am for sun, '''dust''' and win, Dr Nick Ngwayam tok. |(bbc__22509, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Glasses and face mask good too because e dey help make '''dust''' and dirty no enter eye and nose, against catarrh and cough upandan. |(bbc__54263, __no translation__)}}
 
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# acl:relcl (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|The ashes come be '''dust''' wey enter Egypt people body. |(jw__18002, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Everybody dey say make we boycott BA because one Junior staff yarn '''dust''' wey all of us dey do once in a while. |(bbc__2710, __no translation__)}}
 
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* [[dust mouth|dust mouth]]
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Who we wan tell now sey make de dust mouth, |(WAZK_09_Fuel-Price-Increase_M__57, Who do we want to tell now that they should dust their mouths ?)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Because me I no really know who we wan tell make de dust mouth. |(WAZK_09_Fuel-Price-Increase_M__58, Because I, I don't really know who we want to tell that they should dust their mouths.)}}
 
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====Synonymes====
 
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* tears 0.73 48, sand 0.71 164, firewood 0.69 36, nose 0.69 56, bucket 0.68 26, thick 0.67 36, kaya 0.67 20, egusi 0.67 35, cocoyam 0.67 22
 
  
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====Synonyms====
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* tears 0.73 48, sand 0.71 164, firewood 0.69 36, nose 0.69 56, bucket 0.68 26, thick 0.67 36, kaya 0.67 20, egusi 0.67 35, cocoyam 0.67 22
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[[sand]], [[sand sand]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: no definition
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English: dust
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===Verb===
 
===Verb===
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dust: to beat in a competition with a wide margin -- Definition in Naija?
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* Sey person do someting pass anoder person wey im and am dey do something.
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:* {{ux|dv|Musa '''dust''' am for di race. |(Musa won her with a wide margin in the race.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|Ben Johnson go fit '''dust''' Usain Bolt if deir two challenge? |(Can Ben Johnson run faster than Usain Bolt if both of them are allowed to challenge each other?)}}
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# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Musa '''dust''' am for di race. |(Musa won her with a wide margin in the race.)}}
 
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* tears 0.73 48, sand 0.71 164, firewood 0.69 36, nose 0.69 56, bucket 0.68 26, thick 0.67 36, kaya 0.67 20, egusi 0.67 35, cocoyam 0.67 22
 
  
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====Synonyms====
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* tears 0.73 48, sand 0.71 164, firewood 0.69 36, nose 0.69 56, bucket 0.68 26, thick 0.67 36, kaya 0.67 20, egusi 0.67 35, cocoyam 0.67 22
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[[run]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: to beat in a competition with a wide margin
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English: ''to beat in a competition with a wide margin''

Latest revision as of 10:03, 29 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: English dust

Pronunciation

  • dɔ̂st

Play Play

Noun

  1. small small sandsand / Di sandsand wey breeze fit blow and wey dey fit stay ontop someting.
    • Na dust, na im dem form us from.  — (NST_cleaned__39721, It is dust from that we were formed from.)
    • Dust cover the suit wey dem wear.  — (jw__40073, Dust covered the suit they wore.)
  2. Matter wey de cause trouble
    • Dis decision don raise plenti dust.  — (bbc__100880, This decision has raised a lot of issues.)
  3. To talk yeye word for mouth
    • Nigerian youth feel sey government yarn dust on top EndSars gbege.  — (Nigerian youths feel that the government spoke gibberish concerning the EndSars protest.)

Synonyms

sand, sand sand

Translations

English: dust

Verb

  • Sey person do someting pass anoder person wey im and am dey do something.
  • Musa dust am for di race.  — (Musa won her with a wide margin in the race.)
  • Ben Johnson go fit dust Usain Bolt if deir two challenge?  — (Can Ben Johnson run faster than Usain Bolt if both of them are allowed to challenge each other?)

Synonyms

run

Translations

English: to beat in a competition with a wide margin

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