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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
# Sound wey loud. | # 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 has been killed.)}} | + | #:* {{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 has 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.)}} | + | #:* {{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 [[hailing]] for person. | # Special [[hailing]] for person. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv| Dem give de chairman seven '''gbosa!'''|(NSC_Legbeti_2020, The chairman was given seven rounds of applause.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Dem give de chairman seven '''gbosa!'''|(NSC_Legbeti_2020, The chairman was given seven rounds of applause.)}} |
| − | :*{{ux|dv| All di corpers shout '''gbosa!''' togeda as de comot head dressing.|(NSC_Legbeti_2020, All the corpers gave a loud ovation as they removed their caps.)}} | + | #:*{{ux|dv| All di corpers shout '''gbosa!''' togeda as de comot head dressing.|(NSC_Legbeti_2020, All the corpers gave a loud ovation as they removed their caps.)}} |
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Revision as of 16:21, 27 May 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 has 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 hailing for person.
- Dem give de chairman seven gbosa! — (NSC_Legbeti_2020, The chairman was given seven rounds of applause.)
- All di corpers shout gbosa! togeda as de comot head dressing. — (NSC_Legbeti_2020, All the corpers gave a loud ovation as they removed their caps.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: boom, hurrah, applause
Adverb
Ideophone
Di way wey someting sound come out.
- Fear grab Okonkwo, e remove im cutlass, waya am gbosa. — (katakata__60, Okonkwo got scared, removed his cutlass and cut him down.)
- Di helicopter crash gbosa. — (NSC_Legbeti_2020, __ The helicopter crashed with a bang.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: boom, bang