Difference between revisions of "kpain"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English kpain
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* From: ''Unknown''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* kpáín
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* kpaɪ́n
<sm2>Pcm-ng-kpain.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>pcm-ng-kpain.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-kpain.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>pcm-ng-kpain.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
 
 
No documented examples in our corpora.
 
 
 
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
kpain: happen -- Definition in Naija?
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*Make noting fit happen wey fit shcok person. 
 
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:* {{ux|dv| Noting dey '''kpain'''.|(Nothing is going to happen.)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv| If chairman assure us say noting go '''kpain''', then we go show.|(If the Chairman assures us that nothing bad will happen, then we shall come.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Nothing dey '''kpain'''.|no translation}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
*  
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* [[shele]]
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
*
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: happen
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* English: ''happen''

Latest revision as of 17:08, 3 June 2023

Naija

Etymology

  • From: Unknown

Pronunciation

  • kpaɪ́n

Play Play

Verb

  • Make noting fit happen wey fit shcok person.
  • Noting dey kpain.  — (Nothing is going to happen.)
  • If chairman assure us say noting go kpain, then we go show.  — (If the Chairman assures us that nothing bad will happen, then we shall come.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: happen