Difference between revisions of "ehen"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
ehn 0.74 1757,
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[[ehn]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English ehen
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From: ''unknown''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* ehen*
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* ɛ̀hɛ̂
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-ehen.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-ehen.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-ehen.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-ehen.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 118
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 120
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 817
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 427
 
 
 
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
 
 
 
 
===Adverb===
 
ehen: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
 
 
 
 
 
# - (frequency:36)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Ehen''' no! |(NST_cleaned__27527, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Ehen''' na so. |(NST_cleaned__7233, __no translation__)}}
 
# discourse (frequency:5)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Ehen''' so no wahala. |(NST_cleaned__9327, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Ehen''' so, na im ma~… |(NST_cleaned__26318, __no translation__)}}
 
# advmod:emph (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Ehen''' now, I want go bring car now. |(NST_cleaned__26499, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Ehen''' now around dat, '''ehen''', dat kind ten o'clock time gan like dis. |(NST_cleaned__22566, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* hm 0.79 1176, haha 0.79 836, mstchew 0.78 423, okay 0.77 1302, ehn 0.74 1757, yes 0.74 760, toh 0.73 307, aha 0.68 300, shey 0.68 167
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* hm 0.79 1176, haha 0.79 836, mstchew 0.78 423, okay 0.77 1302, ehn 0.74 1757, yes 0.74 760, toh 0.73 307, aha 0.68 300, shey 0.68 167
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
* English: no definition
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
===Interjection===
 
===Interjection===
ehen: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
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* Word wey dey show sey person dey listen and put mind for wetin anoder person dey talk
 
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:*{{ux|dv|'''Ehen''' na wetin you be dey tell me that time? My mind don travel go far. |(Okay/Alright, what were you saying? I was distracted in thoughts.)}}
 
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:*{{ux|dv|Messi dribble one defender, dodge anoder one leg na im na im...'''Ehen''' wetin come happen? |(Messi dribbled the first defender, feinted a second then then... So what then happened?)}}
# - (frequency:427)
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:*{{ux|dv|'''Ehen''', as police gbab am for night na God don catch am for di [[kurukere]] waka wey e take de dey.|(Serves him/her right! The night arrest exposed to us that s/he indulges in shady activities to make a good living.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|'''ehen''' |(deuber__5192, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Ehen'''! |(BEN_19a_Man-Must-Wack_DG__97, Ehen !)}}
 
# discourse (frequency:34)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Ehen''' ah! |(IBA_25_Buying-Indomie_DG__23, Eh Ah.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Eh '''ehen'''. |(JOS_34_Constitutional-Law_DG__116, Eh, ehen.)}}
 
# advmod:emph (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Ehen''' now, |(NST_cleaned__4868, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Ehen''' just go your thing, your thing o. |(JOS_02_Hair-And-Movies_DG__55, ehen just go do your own thing.)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* hm 0.79 1176, haha 0.79 836, mstchew 0.78 423, okay 0.77 1302, ehn 0.74 1757, yes 0.74 760, toh 0.73 307, aha 0.68 300, shey 0.68 167
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* [[okay]], [[oya]]
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
* hm 0.79 1176, haha 0.79 836, mstchew 0.78 423, okay 0.77 1302, ehn 0.74 1757, yes 0.74 760, toh 0.73 307, aha 0.68 300, shey 0.68 167
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* [[shey]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: no definition
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* English: ''Yes'', ''alright'', ''okay'', ''serves him right''

Latest revision as of 10:28, 29 February 2024

Naija

Alternative forms

ehn

Etymology

From: unknown

Pronunciation

  • ɛ̀hɛ̂

Play Play

Interjection

  • Word wey dey show sey person dey listen and put mind for wetin anoder person dey talk
  • Ehen na wetin you be dey tell me that time? My mind don travel go far.  — (Okay/Alright, what were you saying? I was distracted in thoughts.)
  • Messi dribble one defender, dodge anoder one leg na im na im...Ehen wetin come happen?  — (Messi dribbled the first defender, feinted a second then then... So what then happened?)
  • Ehen, as police gbab am for night na God don catch am for di kurukere waka wey e take de dey.  — (Serves him/her right! The night arrest exposed to us that s/he indulges in shady activities to make a good living.)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: Yes, alright, okay, serves him right