Difference between revisions of "fuel"

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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 981
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 981
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
#na wetin be like chemical water wey dey give power to engine
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#Wetin be like chemical water wey dey give power to engine.
 
#:* {{ux|dv|I dey go buy '''fuel''' for generator.|Egbokhare_2020. (I am off to buy fuel for the generator.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|I dey go buy '''fuel''' for generator.|Egbokhare_2020. (I am off to buy fuel for the generator.)}}
#:* {{ux|dv|I no fit queue for '''fuel''', come use am dance azonto inside Lagos traffic. |(bbc_63114,(I refuse to waste the fuel I laboured to buy in Lagos traffic)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|E no end dia o, di generator go still need '''fuel''' or diesel to give am power. |(bbc_44940, The generator will still need fuel or diesel to power it.)}}
#:* {{ux|dv|E no end dia o, di generator go still need '''fuel''' or diesel to give am power. |(bbc_44940. (The generator still needs fuel or diesel to power it.)}}
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#Food
#na slang wey mean food
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#:* {{ux|dv|I beg tell Oga say our belle need '''fuel''' .|(NSC_Legbeti_2020. Please tell the boss that we are hungry.)}}
#:* {{ux|dv|I beg tell Oga say our belle need '''fuel''' .|NSC_Legbeti_2020. (Please tell the boss that we are hungry)}}
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
 
[[petrol]]
 
[[petrol]]
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: ''petrol''
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* English: ''petrol'', ''food''
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===

Revision as of 15:50, 25 May 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: English fuel

Pronunciation

  • fúɛ̀


Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 19
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 478
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 302
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 981

Noun

  1. Wetin be like chemical water wey dey give power to engine.
    • I dey go buy fuel for generator.  — Egbokhare_2020. (I am off to buy fuel for the generator.)
    • E no end dia o, di generator go still need fuel or diesel to give am power.  — (bbc_44940, The generator will still need fuel or diesel to power it.)
  2. Food
    • I beg tell Oga say our belle need fuel .  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020. Please tell the boss that we are hungry.)

Synonyms

petrol

Translations

  • English: petrol, food

Verb

  • make person or someting dey behind, dey scatter.
  • na Government dey fuel the whole crisis jare.  — NSC_Legbeti_2020. (The Government is inciting the crisis)
  • My pastor say na my mother in law dey fuel the quarrel wey my husband dey make wit me since all last year.  — NSC_Legbeti_2020. (My pastor said my mother in law is behind the quarrels in my home)

Synonyms

scatter-scatter

Translations

  • English: instigate