Difference between revisions of "eh"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
* ehn 0.78 1757, uh 0.71 519, x 0.70 344, ehm 0.65 320, mstchew 0.65 423, ehen 0.64 871, hm 0.63 1176, haha 0.59 836, okay 0.58 1302
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* [[ehn]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English eh
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From: ''unknown''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* ɛ
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* ɛ̀
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-eh.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-eh.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-eh.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-eh.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 426
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 46
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 2132
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 183
 
 
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
 
  
 
===Interjection===
 
===Interjection===
eh: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
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* Word wey person dey use when im wan stop small before e talk im next word
 
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:* {{ux|dv|For security for my area na some hunter group, some soldier group, and some '''eh''' vigilante people.|(The security in my area is handled by a group of hunters, soldier and local vigilantes.)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv|Meh Baba God help dese people, meh de well quick, quick o because '''eh''', sickness dey chop money.|(May God help the sick get well soon because it's expensive to be sick.)}}
# - (frequency:2102)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Eh''' |(IBA_37_Buhari-Returns_DG__49, Eh.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''eh''' |(deuber__4712, __no translation__)}}
 
# cc (frequency:12)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Eh'''… |(IBA_08_Music-And-Art-Students_DG__9, Eh,...)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|And '''eh'''... |(NST_cleaned__38784, __no translation__)}}
 
# discourse (frequency:12)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Eh''' en. |(JOS_27_Man-And-Woman_DG__21, No !)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Eh''' now. |(IBA_10_Recession_DG__152, Yes sure !)}}
 
# dep (frequency:7)
 
#: {{ux|dv|I, I go to '''eh'''... |(NST_cleaned__34410, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|depending on '''eh'''... |(NST_cleaned__36859, __no translation__)}}
 
# advmod:emph (frequency:5)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Eh''' o! |(WAZL_06_Na-Your-Health_DG__197, Eh o !)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Eh''' o boy X. |(ABJ_GWA_13_Small-Jobs_DG__90, Yes, X.)}}
 
# dislocated (frequency:4)
 
#: {{ux|dv|cement, '''eh'''... |(NST_cleaned__37497, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Some hunter group, some soldier group, some, '''eh'''... |(NST_cleaned__37772, __no translation__)}}
 
# obl:mod (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|nineteen ninety four, by nineteen ninety five, early '''eh'''... |(NST_cleaned__34506, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Meh Baba God help dese people, meh de well quick, quick o because '''eh'''... |(NST_cleaned__36917, __no translation__)}}
 
# advcl:periph (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|If you put your pot for fire, '''eh'''... |(NST_cleaned__36226, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|If na garri, you wan use eat, '''eh'''... |(NST_cleaned__38086, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* ehn 0.78 1757, uh 0.71 519, x 0.70 344, ehm 0.65 320, mstchew 0.65 423, ehen 0.64 871, hm 0.63 1176, haha 0.59 836, okay 0.58 1302
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* [[ehm]]
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* ehn 0.78 1757, uh 0.71 519, x 0.70 344, ehm 0.65 320, mstchew 0.65 423, ehen 0.64 871, hm 0.63 1176, haha 0.59 836, okay 0.58 1302
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: no definition
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* English: ''a pause word''

Latest revision as of 11:35, 5 May 2023

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: unknown

Pronunciation

  • ɛ̀

Play


Interjection

  • Word wey person dey use when im wan stop small before e talk im next word
  • For security for my area na some hunter group, some soldier group, and some eh vigilante people.  — (The security in my area is handled by a group of hunters, soldier and local vigilantes.)
  • Meh Baba God help dese people, meh de well quick, quick o because eh, sickness dey chop money.  — (May God help the sick get well soon because it's expensive to be sick.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: a pause word