Difference between revisions of "lepa"
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
#Person wey no get body. | #Person wey no get body. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|Na '''lepa''' go fit wear dis kind gown.|( | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Na '''lepa''' go fit wear dis kind gown.|(Only a slim girl can put on this kind of gown.)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|Dat fine '''lepa''' girl just dey enter my eye.|( | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Dat fine '''lepa''' girl just dey enter my eye.|(I attracted to that fine slim girl.)}} |
#Boy wey no get body. | #Boy wey no get body. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|Me I no dey like to follow follow boys wey be lepa.|( | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Me I no dey like to follow follow boys wey be lepa.|(I do not like to go after slim men.)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|My brother don turn lepa finish as e go boarding school. |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv|My brother don turn lepa finish as e go boarding school. |(My brother has become slim since he started attending boarding school.)}} |
====Synonym==== | ====Synonym==== | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 3 June 2023
Naija
Etymology
From: Yoruba lɛ and pā meaning slim
Pronunciation
- lɛ̀pá
Noun
- Person wey no get body.
- Na lepa go fit wear dis kind gown. — (Only a slim girl can put on this kind of gown.)
- Dat fine lepa girl just dey enter my eye. — (I attracted to that fine slim girl.)
- Boy wey no get body.
- Me I no dey like to follow follow boys wey be lepa. — (I do not like to go after slim men.)
- My brother don turn lepa finish as e go boarding school. — (My brother has become slim since he started attending boarding school.)
Synonym
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Antonym
Translation
English: slim