Difference between revisions of "hegoat"
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# Goat wey get prick wey dey give oda goat belle. | # Goat wey get prick wey dey give oda goat belle. | ||
#:*{{ux|dv| Di Elders dem say de go collect '''hegoat''', yam and kolanut make de take pray good prayer for am. |(Egbokhare_2020, The elders insisted that they'll collect a he-goat, yam and kolanut to make libations for him.)}} | #:*{{ux|dv| Di Elders dem say de go collect '''hegoat''', yam and kolanut make de take pray good prayer for am. |(Egbokhare_2020, The elders insisted that they'll collect a he-goat, yam and kolanut to make libations for him.)}} | ||
| + | ====Translations==== | ||
| + | * English: ''a male goat'' | ||
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| + | ===Adjective=== | ||
# Man wey dey [[follow follow]] woman. | # Man wey dey [[follow follow]] woman. | ||
#:*{{ux|dv|You be '''hegoat'''ǃ|(NSC_Legbeti_2020, You are a billy goat!)}} | #:*{{ux|dv|You be '''hegoat'''ǃ|(NSC_Legbeti_2020, You are a billy goat!)}} | ||
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: | + | * English: ''lecherous'' |
Revision as of 20:04, 1 August 2021
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From: English he and goat
Pronunciation
- hígôt
Noun
- Goat wey get prick wey dey give oda goat belle.
- Di Elders dem say de go collect hegoat, yam and kolanut make de take pray good prayer for am. — (Egbokhare_2020, The elders insisted that they'll collect a he-goat, yam and kolanut to make libations for him.)
Translations
- English: a male goat
Adjective
- Man wey dey follow follow woman.
- You be hegoatǃ — (NSC_Legbeti_2020, You are a billy goat!)
- Di man na confirm hegoatǃ — (NSC_Legbeti_2020, The man is lecherous!)
Translations
- English: lecherous