Difference between revisions of "housegirl"
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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| − | + | From: English ''housegirl'' | |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
* háúsgɛ̂ | * háúsgɛ̂ | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-housegirl.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-housegirl.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
| − | + | *Na girl or woman wey dey stay person house con dey do housework. | |
| − | + | :*{{ux|dv|Na our '''housegirl''' dey wash our cloth o.|(Our maid does the laundry.)}} | |
| − | + | :*{{ux|dv|E no get '''housegirl''', e no get [[houseboy]], e no get who dey help am. |(BEN_01_Woman-Life-No-Easy_M__43, She has neither a maid nor houseboy or anyone assisting him/her.)}} | |
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| − | ==== | + | ====Related forms==== |
| − | * | + | * [[houseboy]], [[househelp]] |
====Antonyms==== | ====Antonyms==== | ||
| − | * | + | * [[houseboy]] |
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| − | * English: | + | * English: ''maid'' |
Latest revision as of 14:58, 2 June 2023
Naija
Etymology
From: English housegirl
Pronunciation
- háúsgɛ̂
Noun
- Na girl or woman wey dey stay person house con dey do housework.
- Na our housegirl dey wash our cloth o. — (Our maid does the laundry.)
- E no get housegirl, e no get houseboy, e no get who dey help am. — (BEN_01_Woman-Life-No-Easy_M__43, She has neither a maid nor houseboy or anyone assisting him/her.)
Related forms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: maid