Difference between revisions of "okay"
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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
===Alternative forms=== | ===Alternative forms=== | ||
− | * | + | * [[OK]] |
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
− | + | From: English okay | |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
− | * | + | * ˌók â |
<sm2>Pcm-ng-okay.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-okay.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-okay.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-okay.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 1197 | * Frequency in raw corpus: 1197 | ||
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 309 | * Frequency rank in raw corpus: 309 | ||
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===Interjection=== | ===Interjection=== | ||
− | + | * Na to say someting dey well. | |
− | + | :* {{ux|dv|De people food no dey sweet but e '''okay''' for my pocket. |(The eatery food may not be delicious but it is economical.)}} | |
− | + | :* {{ux|dv|I don tel my mother in law say e dey '''okay''' if she wan come visit us dis Christmas.|(I have approved of a visit from my mother in law for Christmas.)}} | |
− | + | :* {{ux|dv|It'S '''okay''' for a man to do dis kind thing abi? |(JOS_27_Man-And-Woman_DG__145, It's okay for a man to do this kind of a thing, right ?)}} | |
− | + | :* {{ux|dv|Three K is '''okay''' for me. |(KAD_05_Relationship-Discussion_DG__234, Three thousand is okay for me.)}} | |
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
− | * | + | * [[alright]] |
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− | * English: | + | * English: ''OK'' |
Revision as of 16:08, 10 February 2021
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From: English okay
Pronunciation
- ˌók â
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 189
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 84
- Frequency in raw corpus: 1197
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 309
Interjection
- Na to say someting dey well.
- De people food no dey sweet but e okay for my pocket. — (The eatery food may not be delicious but it is economical.)
- I don tel my mother in law say e dey okay if she wan come visit us dis Christmas. — (I have approved of a visit from my mother in law for Christmas.)
- It'S okay for a man to do dis kind thing abi? — (JOS_27_Man-And-Woman_DG__145, It's okay for a man to do this kind of a thing, right ?)
- Three K is okay for me. — (KAD_05_Relationship-Discussion_DG__234, Three thousand is okay for me.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: OK