Difference between revisions of "ovoko"
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| − | From: '' | + | From: ''Urhobo' |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
* òvòkò | * òvòkò | ||
| − | <sm2> | + | <sm2>pcm-ng-ovoko.f.ogg</sm2> |
| − | <sm2> | + | <sm2>pcm-ng-ovoko.m.ogg</sm2> |
===Interjection=== | ===Interjection=== | ||
| − | * | + | * Word wey person dey talk when someting suprise person or pain am. |
| − | :* {{ux|dv|''' | + | :* {{ux|dv| '''Ovoko'''! You mean sey no be di man get di pikin?|(NSC_2021, Really? You mean that the man is not the father of the child?)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| | + | :* {{ux|dv|Di man still die upon all de money im children send, '''ovoko'''!.|(NSC_2021, The man still died despite all the money sent by his children. What a pity!)}} |
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
* [[okomeh]], [[yekpa]] | * [[okomeh]], [[yekpa]] | ||
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: '' | + | * English: ''really?'' |
Latest revision as of 10:16, 5 June 2023
Naija
Etymology
From: Urhobo'
Pronunciation
- òvòkò
Interjection
- Word wey person dey talk when someting suprise person or pain am.
- Ovoko! You mean sey no be di man get di pikin? — (NSC_2021, Really? You mean that the man is not the father of the child?)
- Di man still die upon all de money im children send, ovoko!. — (NSC_2021, The man still died despite all the money sent by his children. What a pity!)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: really?