oil

Naija

Etymology

From: English oil

Pronunciation

• ɔ́ìl

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Noun

1. Water water ting wey thick wey de dey use cook.

   • Na only from supermarket I dey buy de oil wey I dey take make my stew.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, I buy the oil I cook my stew with from the supermarket.)
   • E be like say I still get oil for house .  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, It must be anointing oil.)

2. Na water water ting wey dey for inside ground wey people turn to fuel.

   • Delta no go fit depend on oil forever  — (bbc__28099, Delta can not depend on fuel forever.)
   • Di small kontri dey rich in oil and gas exports.  — (bbc__20753, The small country is rich in oil and gas export.)

3. Na liquid wey dem dey use rub body.

   • Na baby oil dey good for harmattan period.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, Baby oil is better during harmattan.)
   • Use oil and moisturizer for your hair and leg join.  — (bbc__97434, Use oil and moisturizer for both your leg and hair.)

4. Liquid wey be like grease wey dem dey use for anointing.

   • Anointing oil na im pastors dey pray with, no be groundnut oil.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, Pastors pray with anointing oil, not groundnut oil.)
   • Okay na anointing oil e go be for sure.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, It must be anointing oil.)

Related forms

• groundnut oil, palm oil, crude oil,coconut oil, anointing oil

Translations

• English: lubricant, cooking oil, anointing oil.