Difference between revisions of "pem"
(→Verb) |
(→Noun) |
||
Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
====Noun==== | ====Noun==== | ||
* Sound wey person fit make. | * Sound wey person fit make. | ||
− | :* {{ux|dv|If I hear '''pem''', I go [[wounjure | + | :* {{ux|dv|If I hear '''pem''', I go [[wounjure]] you.|(Egbokhare_2020, If you dare make a sound, I will wound you.)}} |
=====Translation===== | =====Translation===== | ||
* English: ''sound'' | * English: ''sound'' | ||
− | |||
===Etymology2=== | ===Etymology2=== |
Revision as of 23:59, 19 December 2021
Naija
Etymology1
- From: Unknown
Alternative Form
Pronunciation
pím
Noun
- Sound wey person fit make.
- If I hear pem, I go wounjure you. — (Egbokhare_2020, If you dare make a sound, I will wound you.)
Translation
- English: sound
Etymology2
- From: Unknown
Alternative Form
Pronunciation1
pɛ̂m
Pronunciation2
pâm
Verb
- Make person stay one side.
- I know wetin de dey do. I just pem dey look dem. De go dey tink sey I no know wetin dey sup. — (NSC_2021, I know what they are doing. I'm just in a corner observing them. I know what they is happening.)
- Dat deve na im be di matter wey dey ground abi? Just pem, I go handle am. — (NSC_2021, The illegal levy is the issue, right? Just relax. I'll handle it.)
Synonym
Translation
- English: stay, hide, relax