Difference between revisions of "hail"

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Revision as of 12:18, 5 July 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: English hail

Pronunciation

héìl

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Verb

  1. Sey person dey greet person
    • Na just hailings I dey hail o, man.  — ( Egbokhare2020. I am only greeting you, bro.)
  2. 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__)
  3. sey person sell something troway.
    • I wan hail my moto.  — (NSC_Agnes_2020, I want to sell off my car)
    • Oga James don hail im papa house, stupid man.  — (NSC_Agnes_2020, Mr James has sold off his father's house, stupid man.)

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Translations

  • English: greeting, congratulations, salute.