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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| − | From: Yoruba ''kpa'' | + | From: Yoruba ''kpa'' meaning ''put something off'' |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| − | * | + | * kpáɪ |
<sm2>Pcm-ng-kpai.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-kpai.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-kpai.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-kpai.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
| − | Na di kind noise wey iron de make when e meet anoder iron. | + | *Na di kind noise wey iron de make when e meet anoder iron. |
| − | : {{ux|dv|Den di way de take dey carry, use spanner dey [[knack]], you just sit dere dey hear '''kpai'''. |(WAZA_07_Self-Medication_T__53, The way they handle the spanner and use it to drive in the screw, all you hear while seated is the clanging sound.)}} | + | :* {{ux|dv| Den di way de take dey carry, use spanner dey [[knack]], you just sit dere dey hear '''kpai'''. |(WAZA_07_Self-Medication_T__53, The way they handle the spanner and use it to drive in the screw, all you hear while seated is the clanging sound.)}} |
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====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
* English: ''clang'' | * English: ''clang'' | ||
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| − | :*{{ux|dv|De go collect di money go '''kpai''' di person. |(PRT_06_Port-Harcourt_DG__125, They would collect ransom and still take the person's life.)}} | + | ====Transitive Verb==== |
| − | :*{{ux|dv| | + | *Sey person [[die]]. |
| − | :*{{ux|dv| | + | :*{{ux|dv| As e '''kpai''' di guy, im take-off.|(Egbokhare_2021, He escaped after killing the guy.)}} |
| + | :*{{ux|dv| De go collect di money go '''kpai''' di person. |(PRT_06_Port-Harcourt_DG__125, They would collect ransom and still take the person's life.)}} | ||
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| + | ====Intransitive Verb==== | ||
| + | :*{{ux|dv| Na one of deir aunty wey '''kpai''', sey when dat aunty bin '''kpai''', she no born pikin.|(WAZK_05_Reincarnation_DG__123, One of their auntie who died was barren.)}} | ||
| + | :*{{ux|dv| Everybody dey talk say di guy don '''kpai'''. |(IBA_37_Buhari-Returns_DG__123, the general belief was that the guy was dead.)}} | ||
====Related Forms==== | ====Related Forms==== | ||
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
* [[die]], [[kill]] | * [[die]], [[kill]] | ||
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====Antonyms==== | ====Antonyms==== | ||
* [[live]] | * [[live]] | ||
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''die, kill'' | * English: ''die, kill'' | ||
Revision as of 12:57, 21 June 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: Yoruba kpa meaning put something off
Pronunciation
- kpáɪ
Noun
- Na di kind noise wey iron de make when e meet anoder iron.
- Den di way de take dey carry, use spanner dey knack, you just sit dere dey hear kpai. — (WAZA_07_Self-Medication_T__53, The way they handle the spanner and use it to drive in the screw, all you hear while seated is the clanging sound.)
Translation
- English: clang
Verb
Transitive Verb
- Sey person die.
- As e kpai di guy, im take-off. — (Egbokhare_2021, He escaped after killing the guy.)
- De go collect di money go kpai di person. — (PRT_06_Port-Harcourt_DG__125, They would collect ransom and still take the person's life.)
Intransitive Verb
- Na one of deir aunty wey kpai, sey when dat aunty bin kpai, she no born pikin. — (WAZK_05_Reincarnation_DG__123, One of their auntie who died was barren.)
- Everybody dey talk say di guy don kpai. — (IBA_37_Buhari-Returns_DG__123, the general belief was that the guy was dead.)
Related Forms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: die, kill