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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
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===Alternative forms===
 
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* tree 0.86 221, water 0.80 1456, boat 0.78 280, leaf 0.77 102, sand 0.76 164, garri 0.76 127, fish 0.75 323, cow 0.75 167, fruit 0.74 162
 
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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Borrowed from English grass
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From English ''grass''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* grâs
 
* grâs
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-grass.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-grass.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-grass.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-grass.m.ogg</sm2>
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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 100
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 2090
 
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The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
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===Noun===
 
===Noun===
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grass: Slang: free of charge, without a cost -- Definition in Naija?
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# Green plant wey dey grow for ground.
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#:*{{ux|dv|So, if you try comot the '''grass''', the wheat go follow am. |(jw__35176, So, if you try to remove the grass, the wheat will also follow it.)}}
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#:*{{ux|dv|The '''grass''' wey Jesus talk about for this story na one '''grass''' wey dem dey call bearded darnel. |(jw__35173, the grass that Jesus is talking about in this story is one type of grass that they called bearded darnel.)}}
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# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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# [[Igbo]] wey people dey smoke.
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#: {{ux|dv|Dat guy dey smoke '''grass'''.|no translation}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Dat guy dey smoke '''grass'''.|(That guy is smoking Indian hemp.)}}
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# - (frequency:42)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|di so-called '''grass''' root people |(deuber__5564, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|e dey catch rabbit and '''grass''' cutter for farm. |(deuber__5365, __no translation__)}}
 
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# det (frequency:21)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|“First comot the '''grass''' . |(jw__49605, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|So, if you try comot the '''grass''', the wheat go follow am. |(jw__35176, __no translation__)}}
 
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# acl:relcl-det (frequency:8)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Dis '''grass''' wey dey grow anyhow, dey worry many fishermen for East Africa. |(bbc__14322, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|The '''grass''' wey Jesus talk about for this story na one '''grass''' wey dem dey call bearded darnel. |(jw__35173, __no translation__)}}
 
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# case (frequency:7)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Air Peace plane speed pass runway land for '''grass''' |(bbc__13408, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|wetin dem cut still dey for on top of '''grass''' dem no pack am |(deuber__5427, __no translation__)}}
 
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# cc-det (frequency:4)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Jesus come explain wetin the story of the wheat and the '''grass''' mean: |(jw__49808, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|As the wheat and the '''grass''' dey grow together, their root go tie each other. |(jw__35175, __no translation__)}}
 
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# amod (frequency:3)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Na everyday e dey cut new '''grass''' cover the yam. |(katakata__860, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|The Watchtower talk sey truth be like flower wey plenty '''grass''' cover. |(jw__40035, __no translation__)}}
 
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# amod-case (frequency:3)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|E try cover the yam with thick '''grass''' but the '''grass''' sef dry before evening reach. |(katakata__859, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Dem go travel for days from North, come go south to look for better '''grass''' for dia animal. |(bbc__41352, __no translation__)}}
 
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# dep (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|'''grass''' e dey take-- you go beg dem before dem go cut di '''grass'''. |(deuber__5425, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Na '''grass''' we dey chop -Cameroon refugees for Nigeria tell UNHCR UNHCR say make Cameroon allow human rights monitors |(bbc__71187, __no translation__)}}
 
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# case-dep (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Dem say dem dey suffer, dey sleep on top '''grass''' and our parents dey send us go school, di student tok. |(bbc__1574, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Na im mek Jehovah tell Israel people sey: ‘Wetin I talk go dey fall like dew, like when rain dey fall small small on top '''grass'''.’  Mek we come learn some things about dew. |(jw__12825, __no translation__)}}
 
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====Derived forms====
 
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====Synonymes====
 
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* tree 0.86 221, water 0.80 1456, boat 0.78 280, leaf 0.77 102, sand 0.76 164, garri 0.76 127, fish 0.75 323, cow 0.75 167, fruit 0.74 162
 
  
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====Antonymes====
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====Synonyms====
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* tree 0.86 221, water 0.80 1456, boat 0.78 280, leaf 0.77 102, sand 0.76 164, garri 0.76 127, fish 0.75 323, cow 0.75 167, fruit 0.74 162
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* [[igbo]], [[gbana]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: Slang: free of charge, without a cost
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* English: ''grass'', ''Indian hemp''

Latest revision as of 16:20, 31 May 2023

Naija

Etymology

From English grass

Pronunciation

  • grâs

Play


Noun

  1. Green plant wey dey grow for ground.
    • So, if you try comot the grass, the wheat go follow am.  — (jw__35176, So, if you try to remove the grass, the wheat will also follow it.)
    • The grass wey Jesus talk about for this story na one grass wey dem dey call bearded darnel.  — (jw__35173, the grass that Jesus is talking about in this story is one type of grass that they called bearded darnel.)
  2. Igbo wey people dey smoke.
    • Dat guy dey smoke grass.  — (That guy is smoking Indian hemp.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: grass, Indian hemp
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