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* [[charm]] or juju wey no dey let bullet enter person body. | * [[charm]] or juju wey no dey let bullet enter person body. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv|Nothing dey happen. '''Odeshi''' dey.|(Egbokhare_2020, | + | :* {{ux|dv|Nothing dey happen. '''Odeshi''' dey.|(Egbokhare_2020, Everything is fine I’m fortified with a charm.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv|E no matter di kind bullet dem shoot me, Baba don give me '''Odeshi''' .|(NSC_2021, | + | :* {{ux|dv|E no matter di kind bullet dem shoot me, Baba don give me '''Odeshi''' .|(NSC_2021, It doesn’t matter the bullet shot at me, the priest has fortified me.)}} |
===Adjective=== | ===Adjective=== | ||
Revision as of 04:58, 13 November 2022
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From: Igbo o di e shi (It does not leak)
Pronunciation
- ɔ̀dêʃí
Noun
- charm or juju wey no dey let bullet enter person body.
- Nothing dey happen. Odeshi dey. — (Egbokhare_2020, Everything is fine I’m fortified with a charm.)
- E no matter di kind bullet dem shoot me, Baba don give me Odeshi . — (NSC_2021, It doesn’t matter the bullet shot at me, the priest has fortified me.)
Adjective
- Person wey be sey e no send anybody or anyting.
- Wetin my eyes don see for dis life don turn me to Odeshi . — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, My experience in life has made me unfeeling about many things.)
- Love medicine no go fit work, I be correct Odeshi! . — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, Love charm will not work on me, I am immune.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: Impenetrable Charms, immunity