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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* gòrímákpá
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-gorimakpa.f.ogg</sm2>
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-gorimakpa.m.ogg</sm2>
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===Usage===
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* Na name of one actor for ''Village Headmaster''
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
Head wey hair no dey.
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* Head wey hair no dey.
*{{ux|dv|See di guy '''gorimakpa''' e be like mirror.|(NSC_Odirin_2020, See the man's head shaved clean.)}}
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:*{{ux|dv|See di guy '''gorimakpa''' e be like mirror.|(See the man's head shaved clean.)}}
*{{ux|dv|Obodo don old o e hair don dey turn '''gorimakpa'''.|(NSC_Odirin_2020, Obodo is obviously old as he is becoming bald.)}}
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:*{{ux|dv|Obodo don old o e hair don dey turn '''gorimakpa'''.|(Obodo is obviously old as he is becoming bald.)}}
 
 
===Related forms===
 
  
====Synonym====
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====Synonyms====
 
[[abolo]], [[akpan]]
 
[[abolo]], [[akpan]]
  
 
====Translation====
 
====Translation====
 
*English: ''bald head''
 
*English: ''bald head''

Latest revision as of 16:13, 31 May 2023

Naija

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • gòrímákpá

Play Play

Usage

  • Na name of one actor for Village Headmaster

Noun

  • Head wey hair no dey.
  • See di guy gorimakpa e be like mirror.  — (See the man's head shaved clean.)
  • Obodo don old o e hair don dey turn gorimakpa.  — (Obodo is obviously old as he is becoming bald.)

Synonyms

abolo, akpan

Translation

  • English: bald head