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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From: English ''pay''
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From: English: ''pay''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* péì
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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 91
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 147
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 2090
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 188
 
 
 
===Noun===
 
# Na salary or money person work for.
 
#: {{ux|dv|We no dey find equal '''pay''' as doctors. |(bbc__7216. We are not insisting on same salary with the doctors.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Dis decision don make many workers para, because dem prefer to collect dia '''pay''' for US dollars. |(bbc__40451. The decision angered many workers because they preferred receiving their slary in dollars.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|De day I collect my first'''pay'''  ehen, I [[shack]] 5 green bottle. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. The day I got my first salary ever, I drank 5bottles of beer straight.)}}
 
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
# Na to give money for someting person buy or collect.  
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# Make de give person money wey de suppose give am.
#:* {{ux|dv|'''Pay''' me? |(IBA_09_Leon-And-Amos_DG__153, Pay me ?)}}
 
 
#:* {{ux|dv|You go help me '''pay''' bike? |(IBA_22_School-Children_DG__178, Will you pay for my bike fare ?)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|You go help me '''pay''' bike? |(IBA_22_School-Children_DG__178, Will you pay for my bike fare ?)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|I go go borrow money, con '''pay''' you. |(ENU_17_Buying-Grocery_DG__123, I will go and borrow money to come and pay you)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|I go go borrow money, con '''pay''' you. |(ENU_17_Buying-Grocery_DG__123, I will go and borrow money to come and pay you)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Me ma sef, I no even get money to '''pay'''. |(ABJ_GWA_02_Market-Food-Church_DG__101, Even me, I don't have money to pay.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Me ma sef, I no even get money to '''pay'''. |(ABJ_GWA_02_Market-Food-Church_DG__101, Even me, I don't have money to pay.)}}
# Na wetin no get profit or no benefit person
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#:* {{ux|dv|E tell am sey, ‘Call the workers and '''pay''' dem their money. |(jw__37636, He ordered him to pay the workers their wage.)}}
#:* {{ux|dv|I go advice make you no start dat business because e no go '''pay''' you. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021 I'll suggest you do not venture into that business because it is not known to be profitable.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|I go '''pay''' my wife bride price last December. |(I paid my wife's bride price in December, last year.)}}
# Na to give people their money wey dem work for.
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#Make person get or do wetin go work for am.
#:* {{ux|dv|E tell am sey, ‘Call the workers and '''pay''' dem their money. |(jw__37636. He ordered him to pay the workers their wage.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|I go advice make you no start dat business because e no go '''pay''' you. |(I'll suggest you do not venture into that business because it is not known to be profitable.)}}
# Na punishment wey person face for wetin e do wrong.
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#: {{ux|dv| E go '''pay''' you if quick learn sey monkey sabi jump, monkey sabi jump, na because tree near. |(It will be good for you to learn that some people are just fortunate.)}}  
#:* {{ux|dv|'''Pay''' fine. |(LAG_16_Calista-Adeola_DG__101, Pay fine.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|As you rape your pikin so, One day, you go '''Pay''' for dis evil. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. You will pay for raping your own daughter one day.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|To help others, to '''pay''' your salary, na wahala. |(ONI_23_Things-Don-Cost_DG__135. to help others... to pay your salary is a problem.)}}
 
# Na to drop money take fulfil wetin tradition and custom say make person do
 
#:* {{ux|dv|I go '''pay''' my wife bride price last december. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021 I paid my wife's bride price in december, last year.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Him '''pay''' everyting dem ask make dem for fit make am chief but las last, dem no still give am.  . |(NSC_Legbeti_2021 He fulfilled all the requirements yet he was denied chieftancy title.)}}
 
====Relative forms====
 
[[Pay day]], [[pay off]]
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* [[salary]]
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* [[owe]]
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: ''income or salary'', ''To give money in exchange of something'',
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* English: ''To make payment''

Latest revision as of 09:40, 7 March 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: English: pay

Pronunciation

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Verb

  1. Make de give person money wey de suppose give am.
    • You go help me pay bike?  — (IBA_22_School-Children_DG__178, Will you pay for my bike fare ?)
    • I go go borrow money, con pay you.  — (ENU_17_Buying-Grocery_DG__123, I will go and borrow money to come and pay you)
    • Me ma sef, I no even get money to pay.  — (ABJ_GWA_02_Market-Food-Church_DG__101, Even me, I don't have money to pay.)
    • E tell am sey, ‘Call the workers and pay dem their money.  — (jw__37636, He ordered him to pay the workers their wage.)
    • I go pay my wife bride price last December.  — (I paid my wife's bride price in December, last year.)
  2. Make person get or do wetin go work for am.
    • I go advice make you no start dat business because e no go pay you.  — (I'll suggest you do not venture into that business because it is not known to be profitable.)
    E go pay you if quick learn sey monkey sabi jump, monkey sabi jump, na because tree near.  — (It will be good for you to learn that some people are just fortunate.)

Translations

  • English: To make payment