Difference between revisions of "gorimakpa"
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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
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| − | From Yoruba: ge (cut) ori (head) pa (bare) to Igbo gorimakpa (bald) | + | From Yoruba: ''ge'' (cut), ''ori'' (head) and ''pa'' (bare) to Igbo '''gorimakpa''' (bald). |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| − | + | gōrímákpá | |
===Definition=== | ===Definition=== | ||
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
| − | + | Head wey hair no dey | |
| − | + | :{{ux|dv|See di guy '''gorimakpa''' e be like mirror.|(See the man's head shaved clean like a mirror.)}} | |
| + | :{{ux|dv|Obodo don old o e hair don dey turn '''gorimakpa'''.|(Obodo is old, his head is turning bald.)}} | ||
===Related forms=== | ===Related forms=== | ||
Revision as of 19:08, 10 November 2020
Naija
Etymology
From Yoruba: ge (cut), ori (head) and pa (bare) to Igbo gorimakpa (bald).
Pronunciation
gōrímákpá
Definition
Noun
Head wey hair no dey
- See di guy gorimakpa e be like mirror. — (See the man's head shaved clean like a mirror.)
- Obodo don old o e hair don dey turn gorimakpa. — (Obodo is old, his head is turning bald.)
Related forms
Synonym
Translation
- English: bald head