Difference between revisions of "gele"
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| − | + | women's head gear | |
| − | + | :*{{ux|dv|Im fit tie '''gele''' o.|(Egbokhare_2021, S/he can really tie a head wrap!)}} | |
| − | + | :*{{ux|dv|Fatai begin practice how to tie '''gele''' with im younger sister, but now im don dey make money from am. |(bbc__48734, When Fatai began learning how to tie head wraps, he used his younger for dummy practice but now he has made a success of it as a means of livelihood.)}} | |
| − | + | :*{{ux|dv|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, Gbenga Kareem who is a staunch conservative when it comes to tying head wraps traditionally asserts that that remains the way to go regardless of time and temper.)}} | |
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Revision as of 16:39, 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
Noun
women's head gear
- Im fit tie gele o. — (Egbokhare_2021, S/he can really tie a head wrap!)
- Fatai begin practice how to tie gele with im younger sister, but now im don dey make money from am. — (bbc__48734, When Fatai began learning how to tie head wraps, he used his younger for dummy practice but now he has made a success of it as a means of livelihood.)
- 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, Gbenga Kareem who is a staunch conservative when it comes to tying head wraps traditionally asserts that that remains the way to go regardless of time and temper.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: women's head gear