konkri

Naija

Etymology

From: English concrete

Pronunciation

• kɔ̀nkrɪ́

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Noun

1. Someting wey de dey make when dey mix water, sand, cement and small stone wey go con hard. Dem dey use am build house.

   • Our oga say make no body pass dat side as di konkri never dry finish.  — ( The boss has instructed that no one should pass through this way, since the concrete is not yet hardened.)

2. Person wey im work na to dey build wall and house with block.

   • E be like say dat man dey do konkri for here.  — (It seems as if the man works here as a bricklayer.)

3. Make person dey suffer.

   • He don see serious konri for dis life.  — (He has experienced a lot of hardship.)

Translations

• English: concrete, bricklayer, suffering