Difference between revisions of "ginger"

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#Sey doings wey person or someting get dey fit make tings dey happen.
 
#Sey doings wey person or someting get dey fit make tings dey happen.
 
#:*{{ux|dv|Di tin wey '''ginger''' me to read well na sey my [[pile]] go flog me if I fail o.|(Egbokhare_221, What really motivated me to study hard was the fact that my father would flog me if I failed.}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv|Di tin wey '''ginger''' me to read well na sey my [[pile]] go flog me if I fail o.|(Egbokhare_221, What really motivated me to study hard was the fact that my father would flog me if I failed.}}
#:*{{ux|dv|Barcelona still dey try '''ginger''' demself from wen dem lose Champions League to Liverpool. |(bbc__19112, Barcelona is still struggling to come out of the doldrums since their defeat to Liverpool at the Champions League.)}}
 
 
#:*{{ux|dv|She say na 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams na im '''ginger''' her to dey play Tennis. |(brila__1417, She said that it was Serena Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam winner who inspired her to play tennis.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv|She say na 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams na im '''ginger''' her to dey play Tennis. |(brila__1417, She said that it was Serena Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam winner who inspired her to play tennis.)}}
#:*{{ux|dv|Pipo dey hope say economy go '''ginger''' as dem don sign budget 5m to use take buy dustbin. |(bbc__81443, People are hoping for economic resurgence after the signing of 5million budget to buy waste matter.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv|Ogbonge Nollywood actor and lecturer for Theatre Arts for University of Port Harcourt, Sam Dede say im '''ginger''' di tok so pipo for Africa go begin tink again about di way dem dey address demsef, to show di world say di talents and ability dey inside Africans. |(bbc__77100, Veteran Nollywood actor and Theatre Arts Lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt, Sam Dede said that he has voiced his opinion so that Africans will begin to think about the way they address themselves, and to show the world that Africans are talented.)}}
 
 
#Sey people blood dey hot ontop [[matter]] wey de [[carry]] for [[head]] reach [[protest]].
 
#Sey people blood dey hot ontop [[matter]] wey de [[carry]] for [[head]] reach [[protest]].
 
#:*{{ux|dv|Women all over di world don begin '''ginger''' demself, dey protest for equal pay. |(bbc__101145, World over, women are beginning to gear up to agitate for pay parity.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv|Women all over di world don begin '''ginger''' demself, dey protest for equal pay. |(bbc__101145, World over, women are beginning to gear up to agitate for pay parity.)}}

Revision as of 18:34, 8 July 2021

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English ginger Zingiber officinale

Pronunciation

  • dʒíndʒà

Play Play

Noun

  1. Na spice wey de dey use cook food or make agbo.
    • My pikin wey no dey like ginger...  — (IBA_14_Bukky-And-Ope_DG__78, my child dislikes ginger.)
  2. Doings wey dey make tings dey happen.
    • Pikin wey sharp like razor need new tins to fit keep dia ginger.  — (bbc__81349, A child with high intelligence quotient needs to learn new things to keep that high learning motivation going.)
    • Im follow salute all di troops and e ginger dem sey make dem dey focused and make dem dey professional as dem dey work.  — (bbc__58641, He joined in commending the troops and encouraged them to remain focused and to act professionally in the discharge of their duties.)
  3. Na sey person blood begin hot ontop matter and con carry am put for head reach to protest.
    • President Muhammadu Buhari interview dey make Nigerian ginger for social media  — (bbc__83473, The interview of President Muhammadu Buhari has triggered numerous backlashes from Nigerians on social media.)
    • Onana just dey shine for Ajax since im waka come di club for 2015 and im ginger don pay as e kolobi di Dutch cup with dem.  — (brila__1240, Onana has been outstanding in Ajax since joining the club in 2015 and his zeal and zest has paid off with him winning the Dutch Cup with the club.)


Translations

  • English: Zingiber officinale/ginger, motivation, protest

Verb

  1. Sey doings wey person or someting get dey fit make tings dey happen.
    • Di tin wey ginger me to read well na sey my pile go flog me if I fail o.  — (Egbokhare_221, What really motivated me to study hard was the fact that my father would flog me if I failed.
    • She say na 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams na im ginger her to dey play Tennis.  — (brila__1417, She said that it was Serena Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam winner who inspired her to play tennis.)
  2. Sey people blood dey hot ontop matter wey de carry for head reach protest.
    • Women all over di world don begin ginger demself, dey protest for equal pay.  — (bbc__101145, World over, women are beginning to gear up to agitate for pay parity.)
    • Workers for di National Assembly start four days warning strike on Monday, wey make dem block di gate dey ginger.  — (The National Assembly workers signalled the beginning of a four day warning strike when picketing commenced on Monday. )


Antonyms

Translations

  • English: to inspire/motivate, to protest