odeshi
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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