Difference between revisions of "gele"

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#Na di different different [[material]] wey women dey take tie different different style for deir head.
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#Na di [[different different]] [[material]] wey women dey take tie [[different different]] style for deir head.
 
#:*{{ux|dv| Dese days ehn, if de want do party, de must sell '''gele'''. |(NSC_2021, Nowadays, gele must be sold for every party.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv| Dese days ehn, if de want do party, de must sell '''gele'''. |(NSC_2021, Nowadays, gele must be sold for every party.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv| Tell my tailor make e make sure sey big '''gele''' remain when e sew my cloth finish. |(NSC_2021, Tell my tailor to ensure that I have ample fabric left to be used for my gele.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv| Tell my tailor make e make sure sey big '''gele''' remain when e sew my cloth finish. |(NSC_2021, Tell my tailor to ensure that I have ample fabric left to be used for my gele.)}}

Revision as of 16:54, 1 August 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba gele (head wrap)

Pronunciation

  • gèlè

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Noun

  1. Na di different different material wey women dey take tie different different style for deir head.
    • Dese days ehn, if de want do party, de must sell gele.  — (NSC_2021, Nowadays, gele must be sold for every party.)
    • Tell my tailor make e make sure sey big gele remain when e sew my cloth finish.  — (NSC_2021, Tell my tailor to ensure that I have ample fabric left to be used for my gele.)
  2. Different different styles wey women dey take material tie for deir head.
    • 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 sister 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: fabric, headgear