Difference between revisions of "esa"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From English:''Excuse me Sir''
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From English: ''excuse'' and ''sir''
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===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* ɛ́sà
 
* ɛ́sà
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-esa.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-esa.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-esa.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-esa.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
  
===Interjection===
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===Vocative===
De use am show person respect.
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* De dey use am dey show person respect.
:* {{ux|dv| '''Esa''', help me with the chair. |(Egbokhare_2020, Excuse me Sir, please help me with the chair.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| '''Esa''', help me with the chair. |(Excuse me Sir, please help me with the chair.)}}
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
 
* [[abeg]]
 
* [[abeg]]
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: ''used for polite request''.
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* English: ''used for polite request''

Latest revision as of 10:38, 29 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From English: excuse and sir

Pronunciation

  • ɛ́sà

Play Play

Vocative

  • De dey use am dey show person respect.
  • Esa, help me with the chair.  — (Excuse me Sir, please help me with the chair.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: used for polite request