Difference between revisions of "gbosa"
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
| − | + | * Sound wey loud. | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv| As we see di soldiers dey come, wetin we hear na '''gbosa'''ǃ Dem don kill di man.| Egbokhare_2020, When we saw the soldiers coming, what we heard was the loud sound of gunshot; the man had been killed.)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv| As e slap am, wetin we hear na '''gbosa'''!| Egbokhare, 2020, As soon as he slapped him, we heard a loud sound.)}} | |
| − | + | * Special greeting for person. | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv| Dem give de chairman seven '''gbosa!'''|NSC_Agnes_2020, The chairman was given seven rounds of applause.)}} | |
| − | + | :*{{ux|dv| All di youth corpers shout '''gbosa!''' togeda as de remove head dressing.|NSC_Agnes_2020, All the corpers gave a loud ovation as they removed their caps.)}} | |
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
| − | [[twale]],[[salute]] | + | * [[twale]],[[salute]] |
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
*English: ''boom'', ''hurrah'' | *English: ''boom'', ''hurrah'' | ||
Revision as of 17:24, 14 January 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: unknown
Pronunciation
- gbòsà
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 2
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1902
- Frequency in raw corpus: 8
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 8755
Noun
- Sound wey loud.
- As we see di soldiers dey come, wetin we hear na gbosaǃ Dem don kill di man. — Egbokhare_2020, When we saw the soldiers coming, what we heard was the loud sound of gunshot; the man had been killed.)
- As e slap am, wetin we hear na gbosa! — Egbokhare, 2020, As soon as he slapped him, we heard a loud sound.)
- Special greeting for person.
- Dem give de chairman seven gbosa! — NSC_Agnes_2020, The chairman was given seven rounds of applause.)
- All di youth corpers shout gbosa! togeda as de remove head dressing. — NSC_Agnes_2020, All the corpers gave a loud ovation as they removed their caps.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: boom, hurrah
Adverb
Di kind way wey someting sound (ideophone)
- Fear grab Okonkwo, e remove im cutlass, waya am gbosa. — (katakata__60, Okonkwo got scared, removed his cutlass and cut him.)
- Di helicopter crash gbosa. — (NSC_Agnes_2020, __ The helicopter crashed.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: A sudden loud sound.