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− | * | + | ===Alternative forms=== |
+ | * [[odieshi]], [[odechi]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Etymology=== | ||
+ | From: Igbo ''o di e shi'' (It does not leak) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
+ | * ɔ̀dêʃí | ||
+ | <sm2>pcm-ng-odeshi.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
+ | <sm2>pcm-ng-odeshi.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Noun=== | ||
+ | * [[charm]] or juju wey no dey let bullet enter person body. | ||
+ | :* {{ux|dv|Nothing dey happen. '''Odeshi''' dey.|(Egbokhare_2020, I am impenetrable due to the charm im wearing.)}} | ||
+ | :* {{ux|dv|E no matter di kind bullet dem shoot me, Baba don give me '''Odeshi''' .|(NSC_2021, Regardless of the kind of bullet shot at me, I have been fortified by Baba.)}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Adjective=== | ||
+ | * Person wey be sey e no [[send]] anybody or anyting. | ||
+ | :* {{ux|dv| 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.)}} | ||
+ | :* {{ux|dv|Love medicine no go fit work, I be correct '''Odeshi!''' .|(NSC_Legbeti_2021, Love charm will not work on me, I am immune.)}} | ||
+ | ====Synonyms==== | ||
+ | * [[juju]] | ||
+ | ====Translations==== | ||
+ | * English: ''Impenetrable Charms'', ''immunity'' |
Revision as of 14:14, 3 August 2021
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, I am impenetrable due to the charm im wearing.)
- E no matter di kind bullet dem shoot me, Baba don give me Odeshi . — (NSC_2021, Regardless of the kind of bullet shot at me, I have been fortified by Baba.)
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