Difference between revisions of "para"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
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===Alternative===
 
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[[parah]]
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English vex
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From: English ''paranoid''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* para
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* párà
<sm2>Pcm-ng-vex.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-para.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-vex.m.ogg</sm2>
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-para.m.ogg</sm2>
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===Noun===
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* Sey person dey vex con dey shout join am.
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:* {{ux|dv| Dis '''para''' wey you dey para na because of wetin naw? |(What is the reason why you are this angry?)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| My '''para''' no dey quick start, but if e start eh, na [[were]] for di street o. | (My anger isn't easily triggered, but once it is, it becomes uncontrollably destructive.)}}
  
===Frequency===
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====Synonyms====
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[[vex]], [[hala]]
  
===Verb===
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====Antonyms====
#Para: Sey person no dey happy.
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[[laugh]], [[jolly]], [[play]]
#: {{ ux|dv| Ogbeni, Wetin dey make you dey para? | ( what is making you angry? ) }}
 
#: {{ux|dv|I just dey para for dat yeye guy | ( I am just angry at that useless guy ) }}
 
  
====Derived forms====
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====Translations====
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English: ''fury'', ''anger''
  
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===Verb===
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* Make person dey vex con dey shout join am.
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:* {{ux|dv| Na para she dey '''para''' since.|(She has been acting irritated all day.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| Why you dey '''para''' give me? |(Why are you shouting angrily at me?)}}
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
vex, spoil face, hala,
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[[vex]], [[spoil face]]
  
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
laugh 0.70 233, jolly, play
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[[laugh]], [[jolly]], [[play]], [[shine teeth]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: anger
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English: ''be furious'', ''be angry''

Latest revision as of 10:30, 5 June 2023

Naija

Alternative

parah

Etymology

From: English paranoid

Pronunciation

  • párà

Play Play

Noun

  • Sey person dey vex con dey shout join am.
  • Dis para wey you dey para na because of wetin naw?  — (What is the reason why you are this angry?)
  • My para no dey quick start, but if e start eh, na were for di street o.  —  (My anger isn't easily triggered, but once it is, it becomes uncontrollably destructive.)

Synonyms

vex, hala

Antonyms

laugh, jolly, play

Translations

English: fury, anger

Verb

  • Make person dey vex con dey shout join am.
  • Na para she dey para since.  — (She has been acting irritated all day.)
  • Why you dey para give me?  — (Why are you shouting angrily at me?)

Synonyms

vex, spoil face

Antonyms

laugh, jolly, play, shine teeth

Translations

English: be furious, be angry