Difference between revisions of "gele"
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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
− | From: Yoruba ''gele'' meaning '' | + | From: Yoruba ''gele'' meaning ''head wrap'' |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== |
Revision as of 16:18, 29 January 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: Yoruba gele meaning head wrap
Pronunciation
- gèlè
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
- Frequency in raw corpus: 7
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 9826
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
Noun
gele: women's head gear -- Definition in Naija?
- Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
- Im fit tie gele o. — no translation
- - (frequency:2)
- Fatai begin practice how to tie gele with im younger sister, but now im don dey make money from am. — (bbc__48734, __no translation__)
- Gbenga Kareem wey dey tie gele for women di traditional way still believe say gele wey dem tie na di best anytime anyday. — (bbc__53581, __no translation__)
Derived forms
Synonyms
- juli 0.86 6, bass 0.86 8, bobrisky 0.85 14, robbie 0.85 6, kesha 0.85 5, woodley 0.84 5, burrard-lucas 0.84 7, idiat 0.84 6, earl 0.84 5
Antonyms
- juli 0.86 6, bass 0.86 8, bobrisky 0.85 14, robbie 0.85 6, kesha 0.85 5, woodley 0.84 5, burrard-lucas 0.84 7, idiat 0.84 6, earl 0.84 5
Translations
- English: women's head gear