Difference between revisions of "jeje"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
* re-open 0.67 21, sidown 0.66 14, kak 0.63 34, bleed 0.63 14, crawl 0.62 16, akata 0.61 10, nyanya 0.60 19, sweep 0.60 43, dana 0.60 49
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English jeje
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From: Yoruba ''jeje'' (gently)
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* dʒɛ́dʒɛ́
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* dʒɛ̄dʒɛ̄
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3985
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3985
  
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
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===Definition===
 
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Sey garagara no dey for someting.  
 
 
 
===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
jeje: no definition, quiet -- Definition in Naija?
 
 
 
 
# - (frequency:2)
 
# - (frequency:2)
#: {{ux|dv|Life just dey '''jeje''', nothing dey. |(JOS_02_Hair-And-Movies_DG__91, Life is just there, there is nothing happening.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv| Life just dey '''jeje''', nothing dey. |(JOS_02_Hair-And-Movies_DG__91, Life is just there, there is nothing happening.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|Because life for dis place na '''jeje'''. |(NST_cleaned__37306, __no translation__)}}
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#: {{ux|dv| Because life for dis place na '''jeje'''. |(NST_cleaned__37306, __no translation__)}}
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
  
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====Related forms====
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[[jejely]]
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* re-open 0.67 21, sidown 0.66 14, kak 0.63 34, bleed 0.63 14, crawl 0.62 16, akata 0.61 10, nyanya 0.60 19, sweep 0.60 43, dana 0.60 49
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* [[calm]], [[gentle]]
  
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
* re-open 0.67 21, sidown 0.66 14, kak 0.63 34, bleed 0.63 14, crawl 0.62 16, akata 0.61 10, nyanya 0.60 19, sweep 0.60 43, dana 0.60 49
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* [[garagara]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: no definition, quiet
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* English: ''gentle'', ''quietly''
 
 
 
 
  
===Adverb===
 
jeje: peacefully, calmly, carefully -- Definition in Naija?
 
  
  
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Make we waka '''jeje''' o. O man, take am '''jeje''' o.|no translation}}
 
# - (frequency:4)
 
#: {{ux|dv|You follow life '''jeje'''. |(JOS_09_Wife-And-Mother-In-Law_M__106, You will live life gently.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Just dey follow tings '''jeje''' like dat, just dey patient. |(JOS_32_School-And-Party-Politics_DG__139, Just following things gently like that; just be patient.)}}
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* re-open 0.67 21, sidown 0.66 14, kak 0.63 34, bleed 0.63 14, crawl 0.62 16, akata 0.61 10, nyanya 0.60 19, sweep 0.60 43, dana 0.60 49
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* re-open 0.67 21, sidown 0.66 14, kak 0.63 34, bleed 0.63 14, crawl 0.62 16, akata 0.61 10, nyanya 0.60 19, sweep 0.60 43, dana 0.60 49
 
 
====Translations====
 
* English: peacefully, calmly, carefully
 
  
  

Revision as of 17:23, 4 November 2020


Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba jeje (gently)

Pronunciation

  • dʒɛ̄dʒɛ̄

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 1
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 3217
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 34
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3985

Definition

Sey garagara no dey for someting.

Adjective

  1. - (frequency:2)
    Life just dey jeje, nothing dey.  — (JOS_02_Hair-And-Movies_DG__91, Life is just there, there is nothing happening.)
    Because life for dis place na jeje.  — (NST_cleaned__37306, __no translation__)

Related forms

jejely

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: gentle, quietly




Interjection

jeje: no definition -- Definition in Naija?


  1. - (frequency:3)
    Jeje.  — (JOS_06_Ear-Piercing_DG__109, Gently.)
    So I con dey eat, I dey eat jeje.  — (JOS_04_Mummy-Wahala_DG__124, So, I was eating, I was eating peacefully.)

Derived forms

Synonyms

  • re-open 0.67 21, sidown 0.66 14, kak 0.63 34, bleed 0.63 14, crawl 0.62 16, akata 0.61 10, nyanya 0.60 19, sweep 0.60 43, dana 0.60 49

Antonyms

  • re-open 0.67 21, sidown 0.66 14, kak 0.63 34, bleed 0.63 14, crawl 0.62 16, akata 0.61 10, nyanya 0.60 19, sweep 0.60 43, dana 0.60 49

Translations

  • English: no definition


Noun

jeje: no definition -- Definition in Naija?


  1. - (frequency:14)
    So I con dey eat, I dey eat jeje.  — (NST_cleaned__9918, __no translation__)
    I go high and go come dey do tins jeje.  — (bbc__44173, __no translation__)
  2. amod-nmod (frequency:2)
    I con dey my own jeje,  — (JOS_04_Mummy-Wahala_DG__136, I was then on my own peacefully.)
    Dis morning, I dey my own jeje, I no want talk to her.  — (JOS_04_Mummy-Wahala_DG__33, This morning I was on my own quietly. I did not want to talk to her.)

Derived forms

Synonyms

  • re-open 0.67 21, sidown 0.66 14, kak 0.63 34, bleed 0.63 14, crawl 0.62 16, akata 0.61 10, nyanya 0.60 19, sweep 0.60 43, dana 0.60 49

Antonyms

  • re-open 0.67 21, sidown 0.66 14, kak 0.63 34, bleed 0.63 14, crawl 0.62 16, akata 0.61 10, nyanya 0.60 19, sweep 0.60 43, dana 0.60 49

Translations

  • English: no definition