Difference between revisions of "pem"
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* Sound wey person fit make. | * Sound wey person fit make. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv|If I hear '''pem''', I go [[wounjure]] you.|( | + | :* {{ux|dv|If I hear '''pem''', I go [[wounjure]] you.|(If you dare make a sound, I will wound you.)}} |
=====Translation===== | =====Translation===== | ||
* English: ''sound'' | * English: ''sound'' | ||
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====Verb==== | ====Verb==== | ||
* Make person stay one side. | * Make person stay one side. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv| I know wetin de dey do. I just '''pem''' dey look dem. De go dey tink sey I no know wetin dey [[sup]]. | + | :* {{ux|dv| 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. They’ll think that I don’t know what is happening.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| 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? | + | :* {{ux|dv| 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? J ust relax. I 'll handle it.)}} |
=====Synonym===== | =====Synonym===== | ||
[[kpro]], [[dey]] | [[kpro]], [[dey]] | ||
=====Translation===== | =====Translation===== | ||
* English: ''stay, hide, relax'' | * English: ''stay, hide, relax'' | ||
Latest revision as of 10:34, 5 June 2023
Naija
Etymology1
- From: Unknown
Alternative Forms
Pronunciation
pím
Noun
- Sound wey person fit make.
- If I hear pem, I go wounjure you. — (If you dare make a sound, I will wound you.)
Translation
- English: sound
Etymology2
- From: Unknown
Alternative Forms
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. They’ll think that I don’t know what 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? J ust relax. I 'll handle it.)
Synonym
Translation
- English: stay, hide, relax