Difference between revisions of "gorimakpa"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From Yoruba: ''ge'' (cut),  ''ori'' (head) and ''pa'' (bare) to Igbo ''gorimakpa'' (bald).
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From Yoruba: ''ge'' (cut),  ''ori'' (head) and ''pa'' (bare)
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
gōrímákpá
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* gōrímákpá
  
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===Usage===
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* Na name of one actor from '''village headmaster'''
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
 
Head wey hair no dey.
 
Head wey hair no dey.

Revision as of 12:00, 22 February 2021

Naija

Etymology

From Yoruba: ge (cut), ori (head) and pa (bare)

Pronunciation

  • gōrímákpá

Usage

  • Na name of one actor from village headmaster

Noun

Head wey hair no dey.

  • See di guy gorimakpa e be like mirror.  — (NSC_Odirin_2020, See the man's head shaved clean.)
  • Obodo don old o e hair don dey turn gorimakpa.  — (NSC_Odirin_2020, Obodo is obviously old as he is becoming bald.)

Related forms

Synonym

abolo, akpan

Translation

  • English: bald head