Difference between revisions of "gara"

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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English gara
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From: ''unknown''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
 
No documented examples in our corpora.
 
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
gara: to be proud -- Definition in Naija?
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*Make person dey make yanga about
 
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:* {{ux|dv|Na '''gara''' e dey do so o.|Egbokhare_2020. He is only being arrogant)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv|E just dey '''gara''' cos e hit jackpot.|Egbokhare_2020. His arrogance is caused by the jackpot he won at the lottery.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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*Make person dey form like sey im get power upanddown
#: {{ux|dv|Na '''gara''' e dey do so o.|no translation}}
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:* {{ux|dv|You sabi dey do '''gara''' sha.|Egbokhare_2020. You are good at prancing about.)}}
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
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====Antonyms====
 
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====Translations====
 
* English: to be proud
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===Verb===
 
gara: to be proud -- Definition in Naija?
 
 
 
 
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|E just dey '''gara''' cos e hit jackpot.|no translation}}
 
  
 
====Derived forms====
 
====Derived forms====
 
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*[[garagara]]
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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* [[form]]
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: to be proud
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* English: ''Arrogant'' or ''proud''

Revision as of 20:12, 28 August 2021

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: unknown

Pronunciation

  • gárá

Play


Noun

  • Make person dey make yanga about
  • Na gara e dey do so o.  — Egbokhare_2020. He is only being arrogant)
  • E just dey gara cos e hit jackpot.  — Egbokhare_2020. His arrogance is caused by the jackpot he won at the lottery.)
  • Make person dey form like sey im get power upanddown
  • You sabi dey do gara sha.  — Egbokhare_2020. You are good at prancing about.)

Derived forms

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: Arrogant or proud