Difference between revisions of "fuel"

 
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From: English ''fuel''
 
From: English ''fuel''
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* fúԑ̀l
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* fúɛ̀
<sm2>Pcm-ng-fuel.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>pcm-ng-fuel.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-fuel.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>pcm-ng-fuel.m.ogg</sm2>
  
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 19
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 478
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 302
 
* 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 let engine dey start.
#:* {{ux|dv|I dey go buy '''fuel''' for generator.|Egbokhare_2020. (I am going to buy fuel)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|I dey go buy '''fuel''' for generator.|(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, __no translation__)}}
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#Wetin person dey chop.
#na slang wey mean food
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#:* {{ux|dv|I beg tell Oga say our belle need '''fuel''' .|(Please tell the boss that we are hungry.)}}
#:* {{ux|dv|I beg tell Oga say our belle need '''fuel''' .|NSC_Legbeti_2020. (Kindly inform the boss that we are hungry)}}
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
 
[[petrol]]
 
[[petrol]]
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: petrol
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* English: ''petrol'', ''food''
===Verb===
 
#make person or someting dey behind wetin dey happen
 
#:* {{ux|dv|na Government dey '''fuel''' the whole crisis jare. |NSC_Legbeti_2020. (The Government is inciting the crisis)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|My pastor say na my mother in law dey '''fuel''' the wahala between me and my husband. |NSC_Legbeti_2020. (My pastor said my mother in law is behind the quarrels in my home)}}
 
====Synonyms====
 
[[petrol]]
 
====Translations====
 
* English: petrol
 

Latest revision as of 13:51, 31 May 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: English fuel

Pronunciation

  • fúɛ̀

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Noun

  1. Wetin be like chemical water wey dey let engine dey start.
    • I dey go buy fuel for generator.  — (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. Wetin person dey chop.
    • I beg tell Oga say our belle need fuel .  — (Please tell the boss that we are hungry.)

Synonyms

petrol

Translations

  • English: petrol, food