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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
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From: English ''hail'' | From: English ''hail'' | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-hail.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-hail.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-hail.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-hail.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
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===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
# Sey person dey greet person. | # Sey person dey greet person. | ||
| − | #*{{ux|dv|Na just hailings I dey '''hail''' o, man.|( | + | #*{{ux|dv|Na just hailings I dey '''hail''' o, man.|(I am only greeting you, bro.) }} |
# Make person abi people praise or congratulate anoder person. | # Make person abi people praise or congratulate anoder person. | ||
#*{{ux|dv| Some dey '''hail''' am... |(BBC_16183_some people are congratulating him.)}} | #*{{ux|dv| Some dey '''hail''' am... |(BBC_16183_some people are congratulating him.)}} | ||
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* English: ''greeting, congratulations, salute.'' | * English: ''greeting, congratulations, salute.'' | ||
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From: English ''hail'' | From: English ''hail'' | ||
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====Pronunciation==== | ====Pronunciation==== | ||
| − | + | hêl | |
<sm2>Pcm-ng-hail.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-hail.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-hail.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-hail.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
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====Verb==== | ====Verb==== | ||
# Make person sell something troway. | # Make person sell something troway. | ||
| − | #*{{ux|dv| I wan '''hail''' my [[moto]]. |( | + | #*{{ux|dv| I wan '''hail''' my [[moto]]. |(I want to sell off my car.)}} |
| − | #*{{ux|dv|Oga James don '''hail''' im papa house, stupid man. |( | + | #*{{ux|dv|Oga James don '''hail''' im papa house, stupid man. |(Mr James has sold off his father's house, stupid man.)}} |
=====Translations===== | =====Translations===== | ||
* English: ''sell off'' | * English: ''sell off'' | ||
Latest revision as of 21:16, 29 February 2024
Naija
Etymology 1
From: English hail
Pronunciation
hêl
Verb
- Sey person dey greet person.
- Na just hailings I dey hail o, man. — (I am only greeting you, bro.)
- Make person abi people praise or congratulate anoder person.
- Some dey hail am... — (BBC_16183_some people are congratulating him.)
- Meh I enter music dey sing meh people dey hail me, — (ENU_15_Music_M__60, Let me go into music and sing so that people will praise me.)
- Oga Buhari hail BBC as dem dey torchlight tori well well before dem report am. — (bbc__76532, __President Buhari praised BBC because they investigate stories thoroughly before reporting it__)
- Croatia President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović hail her players as dem equalize against France. — (bbc__26467, Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović congratulated her players for equalizing against France.)
Related forms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: greeting, congratulations, salute.
Etymology 2
From: English hail
Pronunciation
hêl
Verb
- Make person sell something troway.
- I wan hail my moto. — (I want to sell off my car.)
- Oga James don hail im papa house, stupid man. — (Mr James has sold off his father's house, stupid man.)
Translations
- English: sell off