Difference between revisions of "malu"
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
− | From: | + | From: Yoruba ''malu'' meaning ''cow'' |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
− | * | + | * màlû |
<sm2>Pcm-ng-malu.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-malu.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-malu.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-malu.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
− | # | + | #Di name wey de dey call cow. |
− | #:*{{ux|dv|All di '''malu''' die after dem chop di cassava wey | + | #:*{{ux|dv|All di '''malu''' die after dem chop di cassava wey dem poison.|(All the cows died after they ate the cassava poisoned by farmers.)}} |
#Name wey de dey call person wey no get sense. | #Name wey de dey call person wey no get sense. | ||
− | #:*{{ux|dv|Na so person dey drive motor anyhow? '''Malu'''! |( | + | #:*{{ux|dv|Na so person dey drive motor anyhow? '''Malu'''! |(Is that how someone drives a car recklessly? Cow!)}} |
− | ===Related forms=== | + | ====Related forms==== |
− | * [[ | + | * [[malu malu]] |
− | ===Synonym=== | + | ====Synonym==== |
− | [[ | + | [[cow]] |
− | ===Translations=== | + | ====Translations==== |
− | English: | + | English: ''cow'', ''daft'' |
Latest revision as of 18:42, 3 June 2023
Naija
Etymology
From: Yoruba malu meaning cow
Pronunciation
- màlû
Noun
- Di name wey de dey call cow.
- All di malu die after dem chop di cassava wey dem poison. — (All the cows died after they ate the cassava poisoned by farmers.)
- Name wey de dey call person wey no get sense.
- Na so person dey drive motor anyhow? Malu! — (Is that how someone drives a car recklessly? Cow!)
Related forms
Synonym
Translations
English: cow, daft