Difference between revisions of "eye"
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===Noun===
 
===Noun===
 
#Di part of man body wey e dey take see tings well.
 
#Di part of man body wey e dey take see tings well.
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#:*{{ux|dv|My '''eye''' dey pain me since morning o |(NSC__Shulammite_2020_ My eye has been paining me since morning. )}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|My '''eye''' dey pain me since morning o |(NSC__Shulammite_2020_ My eye has been paining me since morning. )}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Look the police for '''eye'''. |(jw__2315, __no translation__)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Look the police for '''eye'''. |(jw__2315, __no translation__)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Stone don enter im '''eye''' as e dey play with sand sand outside.|(NSC__Shulammite_2020_ Stone particles has entered his eye while playing outside with sand.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Stone don enter im '''eye''' as e dey play with sand sand outside.|(NSC__Shulammite_2020_ Stone particles has entered his eye while playing outside with sand.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Which '''eye''' I expect say make e take look me? |(deuber__6567, __no translation__)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Which '''eye''' I expect say make e take look me? |(deuber__6567, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Di arrival of 188 Nigerians na sign say di '''eye''' Nigeria take dey look South Africa fit don enta red. |(bbc__33094, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Di arrival of 188 Nigerians na sign say di '''eye''' Nigeria take dey look South Africa fit don enta red. |(bbc__33094, __no translation__)}}
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#Make person dey careful.
 
#Make person dey careful.
 
#: {{ux|dv|Put '''eye''' down. |(jw__30546, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Put '''eye''' down. |(jw__30546, __no translation__)}}
 
#Make person start to dey wise up.
 
#Make person start to dey wise up.
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Come dey open '''eye''' small. |(WAZK_10_Muhammeds-Life-Story_M__19, Then, I started seeing thing from my own perspective.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Come dey open '''eye''' small. |(WAZK_10_Muhammeds-Life-Story_M__19, Then, I started seeing thing from my own perspective.)}}
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#sey dem dey monitor person waka waka.
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#Sey dem dey monitor person waka waka.
 
#:* {{ux|dv|You don dey put me for '''eye'''. |(LAG_39_Recording-Wahala_T__16, You have started to pull my leg.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|You don dey put me for '''eye'''. |(LAG_39_Recording-Wahala_T__16, You have started to pull my leg.)}}
 
#Make person deal with anoder person.  
 
#Make person deal with anoder person.  
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#:* {{ux|dv|Tori be say na sports and politics na im Weah go put '''eye''' and mouth ontop. |(bbc__95224, __no translation__)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Tori be say na sports and politics na im Weah go put '''eye''' and mouth ontop. |(bbc__95224, __no translation__)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|dem wan put '''eye''' and mouth, so dat di discussion no go turn to fight-fight. |(bbc__25440, __no translation__)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|dem wan put '''eye''' and mouth, so dat di discussion no go turn to fight-fight. |(bbc__25440, __no translation__)}}
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#make person dey do watin dem know sey e bad.
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#Make person dey do watin dem know sey e bad.
 
#:* {{ux|dv|God go punish people wey open '''eye''' do wetin e no like.​— Heb. |(jw__32645, __no translation__)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|God go punish people wey open '''eye''' do wetin e no like.​— Heb. |(jw__32645, __no translation__)}}
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#sey person go/ no go dey see koro koro with something/person
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#Sey person go/ no go dey see koro koro with something/person
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Like Saraki, Kwankwaso comot from APC and re-join PDP wen im stop to dey see '''eye''' to '''eye''' wit di way di party dey waka. |(bbc__63889, __no translation__)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Like Saraki, Kwankwaso comot from APC and re-join PDP wen im stop to dey see '''eye''' to '''eye''' wit di way di party dey waka. |(bbc__63889, __no translation__)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Dis result mean say e don divide di party as 33% of her own lawmakers from now no go continue to see '''eye''' to '''eye''' wit any of her plans. |(bbc__42586, __no translation__)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Dis result mean say e don divide di party as 33% of her own lawmakers from now no go continue to see '''eye''' to '''eye''' wit any of her plans. |(bbc__42586, __no translation__)}}
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#Make person dey focus on top one matter.
 
#Make person dey focus on top one matter.
 
#: {{ux|dv|'Auba' continue di new campaign from where im stop di last one - with im movement wey no dey end and sharp '''eye''' for goal to strike reach eight times for di first six games wey di league play. |(bbc__8664, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'Auba' continue di new campaign from where im stop di last one - with im movement wey no dey end and sharp '''eye''' for goal to strike reach eight times for di first six games wey di league play. |(bbc__8664, __no translation__)}}
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===Verb===
 
===Verb===

Revision as of 13:03, 15 October 2020

Naija

Etymology

from: English eye

Pronunciation

  • aɪ

Play Play

Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 24
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 401
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 1768
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 217

Definition

Watin person dey take see light.

Noun

  1. Di part of man body wey e dey take see tings well.
    • My eye dey pain me since morning o  — (NSC__Shulammite_2020_ My eye has been paining me since morning. )
    • Look the police for eye.  — (jw__2315, __no translation__)
    • Stone don enter im eye as e dey play with sand sand outside.  — (NSC__Shulammite_2020_ Stone particles has entered his eye while playing outside with sand.)
  2. Di wey person dey look something/somebody.
    • Which kind eye Jehovah take look Daniel?  — (jw__45583, __no translation__)
    • Which kind eye we go take look the work wey dem give us?  — (jw__45597, __no translation__)
    • Which eye I expect say make e take look me?  — (deuber__6567, __no translation__)
    Di arrival of 188 Nigerians na sign say di eye Nigeria take dey look South Africa fit don enta red.  — (bbc__33094, __no translation__)
  3. Make person dey careful.
    Put eye down.  — (jw__30546, __no translation__)
  4. Make person start to dey wise up.
    • Come dey open eye small.  — (WAZK_10_Muhammeds-Life-Story_M__19, Then, I started seeing thing from my own perspective.)
  5. Sey dem dey monitor person waka waka.
    • You don dey put me for eye.  — (LAG_39_Recording-Wahala_T__16, You have started to pull my leg.)
  6. 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 eat people's eyes.)
  7. Make person dey vex.
    • Top-flight Spanish Club Barcelona eye dey red.  — (bbc__85344, __no translation__)
  8. Make person join mouth put for something.
    • Tori be say na sports and politics na im Weah go put eye and mouth ontop.  — (bbc__95224, __no translation__)
    • dem wan put eye and mouth, so dat di discussion no go turn to fight-fight.  — (bbc__25440, __no translation__)
  9. Make person dey do watin dem know sey e bad.
    • God go punish people wey open eye do wetin e no like.​— Heb.  — (jw__32645, __no translation__)
  10. Sey person go/ no go dey see koro koro with something/person
    • Like Saraki, Kwankwaso comot from APC and re-join PDP wen im stop to dey see eye to eye wit di way di party dey waka.  — (bbc__63889, __no translation__)
    • Dis result mean say e don divide di party as 33% of her own lawmakers from now no go continue to see eye to eye wit any of her plans.  — (bbc__42586, __no translation__)
    • If you don see love before eye too eye, if you don see love before, you go know sey love dey exist.  — (NST_cleaned__18824, __no translation__)
  11. Person wey dey streetwise.
    De plenti waka waka, as e no di stay for kontri don make pipo di shine eye for weti e di do.  — (bbc__27632, __no translation__)
    All kontri dem need for look for how their future go be, shine eye for educate young pipo, especially girl pikin dem, e bi important for promote stem education for girls.  — (bbc__300, __no translation__)
    Di statement say dis kain thing don spoil di image of di Union for government and public eye, say dem dey promote illegal activities.  — (bbc__38571, __no translation__)
  12. Make person dey focus on top one matter.
    Auba' continue di new campaign from where im stop di last one - with im movement wey no dey end and sharp eye' for goal to strike reach eight times for di first six games wey di league play.  — (bbc__8664, __no translation__)

Verb

  1. Make person dey look sombody wan kain wan kain.
    • For di fight today ehn! na so dem begin to dey eye dem sef  — (NSC__Shulammite_2020_ During the fight today, they started making faces at each other.)y
  2. Make person dey get longer throat for someting.
    Saraki na number three oga for Nigeria goment and e belike say im dey eye to be Presido Supreme Court don pass judgement say senate president Dr.  — (bbc__87021, __no translation__)
    • Some men na big eye dem get,  — (NST_cleaned__14300, __no translation__)


Derived forms

Related Form

Synonyms

  • mouth 0.80 1242, eyes 0.72 198, hand 0.58 3099, bodi 0.57 1294, head 0.57 1697, ground 0.55 1376, mind 0.54 3840, body 0.53 1958, hands 0.49 154

Antonyms

  • mouth 0.80 1242, eyes 0.72 198, hand 0.58 3099, bodi 0.57 1294, head 0.57 1697, ground 0.55 1376, mind 0.54 3840, body 0.53 1958, hands 0.49 154

Translations

  • English: eye, stare, greedy, aware
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