Difference between revisions of "gbayi"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From: Yoruba ''gbayi''
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From: Yoruba ''gbayi'' (''receive praises'')
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-gbayi.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-gbayi.m.ogg</sm2>  
  
===Usage===
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===Interjection===
*Na young guys dem dey use am well well
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* [[Hailing]] wey de dey use [[hail]] person.
 
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:* {{ux|dv|'''Gbayi''' for you senior man.|(Profound greetings to you sir.)}}
===Verb===
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:* {{ux|dv| Dey watch, if dat [[chairmo]] just burst out, de go dey hail am '''gbayi'''.|(Watch out, if that henchman appears, he'll be adulated.)}}
 
 
Dem dey use am dey greet or hail people.
 
:{{ux|dv|'''Gbayi''' for you senior man.|(NSC_Ajede_2020, I am greeting brother.)}}
 
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
 
* [[twale]]
 
* [[twale]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: ''greet''
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* English: ''praise''

Latest revision as of 14:18, 31 May 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba gbayi (receive praises)

Pronunciation

  • gbájì


Interjection

  • Gbayi for you senior man.  — (Profound greetings to you sir.)
  • Dey watch, if dat chairmo just burst out, de go dey hail am gbayi.  — (Watch out, if that henchman appears, he'll be adulated.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: praise