Difference between revisions of "eye"
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| − | # | + | #Part of person body wey e dey take see someting. |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| My '''eye''' dey pain me since morning o |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| My '''eye''' dey pain me since morning o.|(NSC__2020, My eyes have been hurting since morning. )}} |
#:* {{ux|dv|Look the police for '''eye'''. |(jw__2315, Looked at the police officer eye to eye.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|Look the police for '''eye'''. |(jw__2315, Looked at the police officer eye to eye.)}} | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| Sand don enter im '''eye''' as e dey play with sand sand for outside.|( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Sand don enter im '''eye''' as e dey play with sand sand for outside.|(NSC__2020, He got some sand in his eye while playing with sand outside.)}} |
| − | #Di way person dey look something/somebody. | + | #Di way wey person dey look something/somebody. |
#:* {{ux|dv|Which kind '''eye''' we go take look the work wey dem give us? |(jw__45597, How do we view the work given to us?)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|Which kind '''eye''' we go take look the work wey dem give us? |(jw__45597, How do we view the work given to us?)}} | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|Which '''eye''' I expect | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Which '''eye''' I expect sey make e take look me?|(deuber__6567, How do I expect him to view me?)}} |
# Na make person deal with anoder person. | # Na make person deal with anoder person. | ||
#:* {{ux|dv|E be like sey I go chop people '''eye'''. |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__234, It seems I will deal with some people.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|E be like sey I go chop people '''eye'''. |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__234, It seems I will deal with some people.)}} | ||
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| − | * English: ''eye, view | + | * English: ''eye, view |
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Revision as of 13:37, 28 June 2022
Naija
Etymology
From: English eye
Pronunciation
- áì
Noun
- Part of person body wey e dey take see someting.
- My eye dey pain me since morning o. — (NSC__2020, My eyes have been hurting since morning. )
- Look the police for eye. — (jw__2315, Looked at the police officer eye to eye.)
- Sand don enter im eye as e dey play with sand sand for outside. — (NSC__2020, He got some sand in his eye while playing with sand outside.)
- Di way wey person dey look something/somebody.
- Which kind eye we go take look the work wey dem give us? — (jw__45597, How do we view the work given to us?)
- Which eye I expect sey make e take look me? — (deuber__6567, How do I expect him to view me?)
- Na make person deal with anoder person.
- E be like sey I go chop people eye. — (IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__234, It seems I will deal with some people.)
Related forms
Translations
- English: eye, view
Verb
- Make person dey do face one kind one kind.
- For di meeting today ehn! na so dem begin to dey eye demsef — (NSC__Olukayode.S.M 2020, During the meeting today, they were making faces at each other.)
- Make person dey get longer throat for someting.
- Saraki na number three oga for Nigeria goment and e be like say im dey eye to be Presido. — (bbc__87021, Saraki is the third highest officer in Nigeria government, but it seems he wants to contest for the post of the president.)
Related forms
Synonyms
Translations
- English: to make faces, greedy