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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
| − | # | + | #Air wey carry chemical wey de dey put inside cylinder take cook. |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|I go fill my '''gas'''.|(Egbokhare_2020 | + | #:* {{ux|dv|I go fill my '''gas'''.|(Egbokhare_2020, I went to fill my cylinder with gas.)}} |
| − | #:*{{ux|dv|Unless dis '''gas''' don burn out, dis fire no go stop, na wetin im bin talk. |(bbc__5096 | + | #:*{{ux|dv|Unless dis '''gas''' don burn out, dis fire no go stop, na wetin im bin talk. |(bbc__5096, He said until the gas in the air burns out, the fire will rage on.)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|Na '''gas''', no be liquid; |(bbc__5095,It's gaseous and not liquid)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Na '''gas''', no be liquid; |(bbc__5095, It's gaseous and not liquid)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|As di cylinder begin leak like dis and '''gas''' begin smell na so everybody begin fear.|(NSC_Legbeti_2020 | + | #:* {{ux|dv|As di cylinder begin leak like dis and '''gas''' begin smell na so everybody begin fear.|(NSC_Legbeti_2020, When the cylinder began leaking, everyone panicked)}} |
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===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
| − | + | # Make problem dey. | |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| | + | #:* {{ux|dv|[[bobs]], as yawa '''gas''' for di party, everybody take off.|(Egbokhare_2020, Bro, as soon as trouble began, everyone ran away.)}} |
| + | #:* {{ux|dv|Kasala wey '''gas''' for Kaduna market don kill 55 pipo Kaduna: Goment don order 24 hour curfew |(bbc__62008, The pandemonium that broke out in Kaduna Market led government to impose total curfew as 55people lost their lives.)}} | ||
| + | # Make person need to do someting. | ||
| + | #:*{{ux|dv|You '''gas''' learn how to crawl before you waka, dem suppose wait so dat dem no go end up for small club. |(bbc__7937, You have to learn to crawl before you walk, to avoid ending up in small clubs)}} | ||
| + | #:*{{ux|dv|Di rapper wey tok to tori pipo TMZ say e feel di energy wen e bin dey Chicago and e '''gas''' go wia dem dey call Africa. |(bbc__37732, The rapper in an interview with TMZ said he felt the energy in Chicago and he had to visit Africa.)}} | ||
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| + | ===Synonym==== | ||
| + | * [[gats]] | ||
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: ''to escalate'' | + | * English: ''to escalate'', ''should'' |
Revision as of 16:28, 1 August 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English gas
Pronunciation
- gâs
Noun
- Air wey carry chemical wey de dey put inside cylinder take cook.
- I go fill my gas. — (Egbokhare_2020, I went to fill my cylinder with gas.)
- Unless dis gas don burn out, dis fire no go stop, na wetin im bin talk. — (bbc__5096, He said until the gas in the air burns out, the fire will rage on.)
- Na gas, no be liquid; — (bbc__5095, It's gaseous and not liquid)
- As di cylinder begin leak like dis and gas begin smell na so everybody begin fear. — (NSC_Legbeti_2020, When the cylinder began leaking, everyone panicked)
Translations
- English: cooking gas
Verb
- Make problem dey.
- bobs, as yawa gas for di party, everybody take off. — (Egbokhare_2020, Bro, as soon as trouble began, everyone ran away.)
- Kasala wey gas for Kaduna market don kill 55 pipo Kaduna: Goment don order 24 hour curfew — (bbc__62008, The pandemonium that broke out in Kaduna Market led government to impose total curfew as 55people lost their lives.)
- Make person need to do someting.
- You gas learn how to crawl before you waka, dem suppose wait so dat dem no go end up for small club. — (bbc__7937, You have to learn to crawl before you walk, to avoid ending up in small clubs)
- Di rapper wey tok to tori pipo TMZ say e feel di energy wen e bin dey Chicago and e gas go wia dem dey call Africa. — (bbc__37732, The rapper in an interview with TMZ said he felt the energy in Chicago and he had to visit Africa.)
Synonym=
Translations
- English: to escalate, should