Difference between revisions of "odeshi"
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
* [[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. ''' | + | :* {{ux|dv|Nothing dey happen. '''odeshi''' dey.|(Everything is fine I’m fortified with a charm.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv|E no matter di kind bullet dem shoot me, Baba don give me ''' | + | :* {{ux|dv|E no matter di kind bullet dem shoot me, Baba don give me '''odeshi''' .|(It doesn’t matter the bullet shot at me, the priest has fortified me.)}} |
===Adjective=== | ===Adjective=== | ||
* Person wey be sey e no [[send]] anybody or anyting. | * Person wey be sey e no [[send]] anybody or anyting. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv| Wetin my eyes don see for dis life don turn me to ''' | + | :* {{ux|dv| Wetin my eyes don see for dis life don turn me to '''odeshi'''.|( My experience in life has made me unfeeling about many things.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv|Love medicine no go fit work, I be correct ''' | + | :* {{ux|dv|Love medicine no go fit work, I be correct '''odeshi!'''.|(Love charm will not work on me, I am immune.)}} |
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
* [[juju]] | * [[juju]] | ||
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''Impenetrable Charms'', ''immunity'' | * English: ''Impenetrable Charms'', ''immunity'' | ||
Latest revision as of 07:12, 7 March 2024
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. — (Everything is fine I’m fortified with a charm.)
- E no matter di kind bullet dem shoot me, Baba don give me odeshi . — (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. — ( My experience in life has made me unfeeling about many things.)
- Love medicine no go fit work, I be correct odeshi!. — (Love charm will not work on me, I am immune.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: Impenetrable Charms, immunity