Difference between revisions of "okada"
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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| − | From: ''Na from di name wey Gabriel Igbinedion give [[im]] plane '' | + | From: ''Na from di name wey Gabriel Igbinedion give [[im]] plane company '' |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
* ɔ̀kádà | * ɔ̀kádà | ||
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# Work wey person dey do wey be sey e go carry people ontop wetin get two tire, for front and for back, wey get engine. If e carry dem reach where dem dey go,dem go give am money. | # Work wey person dey do wey be sey e go carry people ontop wetin get two tire, for front and for back, wey get engine. If e carry dem reach where dem dey go,dem go give am money. | ||
#:* {{ux|dv| Find work do. Even if na '''okada'''.|(Find something to do. Even if it’s riding commercial motorcycles.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv| Find work do. Even if na '''okada'''.|(Find something to do. Even if it’s riding commercial motorcycles.)}} | ||
| + | ====Synonym==== | ||
| + | [[machine]], [[okadaman]] | ||
| + | ====Related Form==== | ||
| + | [[okadaman]]] | ||
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''motorcycle, commercial motorcycle riding'' | * English: ''motorcycle, commercial motorcycle riding'' | ||
Revision as of 08:05, 7 March 2024
Naija
Etymology
From: Na from di name wey Gabriel Igbinedion give im plane company
Pronunciation
- ɔ̀kádà
Noun
- Wetin get two tire, one for front and one for back wey get engine wey people dey drive.
- You say you sabi drive okada, see now, you don gofall woman wey carry egg. Use your chest and gragra take carry your gbese. — (You said you know how to ride a motorcycle, now you’ve hit a woman carrying eggs. Deal with your problems with your confidence.)
- If you see money buy car, buy okada. You sha need wetin go fit carry you go office come back shey? — (If you can’t afford to buy a car, buy a motorcycle. All you need is something to take you to the office and back, right?)
- Work wey person dey do wey be sey e go carry people ontop wetin get two tire, for front and for back, wey get engine. If e carry dem reach where dem dey go,dem go give am money.
- Find work do. Even if na okada. — (Find something to do. Even if it’s riding commercial motorcycles.)
Synonym
Related Form
Translations
- English: motorcycle, commercial motorcycle riding