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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
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* eh 0.78 2575, ehen 0.74 871, mstchew 0.69 423, hm 0.67 1176, x 0.67 344, ehm 0.66 320, uh 0.63 519, haha 0.62 836, maybe 0.61 415
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* [[ehen]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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Borrowed from English ehn
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From: ''Unknown''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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* ehn*
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* ɛ̌
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-ehn.f.ogg</sm2>
 
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-ehn.m.ogg</sm2>
 
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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 357
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 53
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 1637
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 233
 
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The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
  
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<sm2>pcm-ng-ehn.f.ogg</sm2>
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-ehn.m.ogg</sm2>
  
 
===Interjection===
 
===Interjection===
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ehn: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
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# Wetin person dey talk wey dey sound like say na question but na to show say someting shock person.
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#:* {{ux|dv|'''Ehn''', Papa Julie come beat Mama Julie! Na wa o. |(Really?, Julie's dad beat his wife? I'm shocked.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|So him confession shock you? '''Ehn'''! You no sabi read people na im you mean so?|(So, you are shocked at his confession? That means you lack intuition.)}}
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# - (frequency:1373)
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#:* {{ux|dv|If you see am now '''ehn'''. |(ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__118, If you see him now...)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Ehn'''. |(LAG_02_Oliver-And-Cy_T__101, Ehn.)}}
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# Wetin person dey talk make e use ask if wetin de dey talk, na so e be.  
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Ehn'''! |(ONI_14_Girlfriends_DG__106, Ehn.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Dem finally increase our salary, '''Ehn'''?|(So, they finally increased our salary. Really?)}}
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# discourse (frequency:13)
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#:* {{ux|dv|'''Ehn''', You wan talk say you [[true true]] no follow de man go house?. |(Are you truly saying you didn't follow him home?)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|Eh '''ehn'''. |(BEN_20_Fasting_DG__83, Eh ehn.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Hm '''ehn'''. |(IBA_09_Leon-And-Amos_DG__22, Hm ehn.)}}
 
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# cc (frequency:10)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Ehn'''… |(JOS_33_Changing-Nigeria_DG__29, Ehn ?)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|But '''ehn'''… |(PRT_10_Market_DG__134, But ehen...)}}
 
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# dep (frequency:6)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|you know sey '''ehn'''... |(NST_cleaned__32853, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|She con talk sey '''ehn'''. |(JOS_04_Mummy-Wahala_DG__15, She then said eh..)}}
 
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# advcl:periph (frequency:4)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|When I actually even come sef, '''ehn'''... |(NST_cleaned__34107, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|If you see as the publishers happy '''ehn'''! |(jw__11690, __no translation__)}}
 
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# nsubj (frequency:3)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|I '''ehn'''... |(NST_cleaned__35962, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|I'M '''ehn'''… |(ABJ_NOU_01_Death-Of-A-Brother_DG__55, I'm ehn...)}}
 
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# vocative (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Anoda, '''ehn'''... |(NST_cleaned__37707, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|So once e don pound, I go con pour am for mortar '''ehn'''... dis thing, wash am, |(IBA_23_Bitter-Leaf-Soup_MG__62, So once it is pounded, I will pour it into a mortar uh... this thing, wash it.)}}
 
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# dislocated (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Our principal, '''ehn'''! |(BEN_33_School-Issues_DG__7, Our principal !)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Di whole '''ehn''' idea of sey '''ehn'''... |(WAZL_08_Edewor-Lifestory_MG__6, The whole idea of...)}}
 
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# conj:dicto (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|If you see am now '''ehn'''… |(ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__118, If you see him now ehn...)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|For '''ehn''', igbo dey, Hausa dey, Yoruba dey, |(LAG_03_Lagos-Life_M__77, In ehn, there is Igbo; there is Hausa; there is Yoruba. )}}
 
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====Derived forms====
 
  
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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* eh 0.78 2575, ehen 0.74 871, mstchew 0.69 423, hm 0.67 1176, x 0.67 344, ehm 0.66 320, uh 0.63 519, haha 0.62 836, maybe 0.61 415
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* [[true]]
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====Antonyms====
 
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* eh 0.78 2575, ehen 0.74 871, mstchew 0.69 423, hm 0.67 1176, x 0.67 344, ehm 0.66 320, uh 0.63 519, haha 0.62 836, maybe 0.61 415
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: no definition
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* English: ''really?''

Latest revision as of 10:29, 29 February 2024

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: Unknown

Pronunciation

  • ɛ̌

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Interjection

  1. Wetin person dey talk wey dey sound like say na question but na to show say someting shock person.
    • Ehn, Papa Julie come beat Mama Julie! Na wa o.  — (Really?, Julie's dad beat his wife? I'm shocked.)
    • So him confession shock you? Ehn! You no sabi read people na im you mean so?  — (So, you are shocked at his confession? That means you lack intuition.)
    • If you see am now ehn.  — (ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__118, If you see him now...)
  2. Wetin person dey talk make e use ask if wetin de dey talk, na so e be.
    • Dem finally increase our salary, Ehn?  — (So, they finally increased our salary. Really?)
    • Ehn, You wan talk say you true true no follow de man go house?.  — (Are you truly saying you didn't follow him home?)


Synonyms

Translations

  • English: really?
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