fire

Naija

Etymology

From: English fire

Pronunciation

  • faɪȷa

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Noun

Someting wey dey comot blue or red light wey dey burn and wey de dey use cook someting.

  • Na fire wey person dey use cook na im dey still burn house.  — (NSC_Abonyi_2021, Fire can be both useful for cooking and dangerous when it ignites a conflagration.)

Related forms

Translation

  • English: fire

Verb

Make person dey nack.

  • Bobby and Susan dey like fire each oder.  — (NSC_Abonyi_2021, Bobby and Susan both enjoy having sex with each other.)

Synonyms

Translation

  • English: to have sex