Difference between revisions of "phone"
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| − | From English ''phone'' | + | From :English ''phone'' |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
| − | # | + | # Wetin dem dey use make call. |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| Since | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Since she start to dey use '''phone''', na im we no dey hear word. |(NSC_2021, Ever since she bought a phone, she has become a nuisance.)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Di man dey use im '''phone''' take call im family for [[obodo oyinbo]]. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021, The man uses his phone to call his family abroad.)}} |
#:* {{ux|dv|Im lock im '''phone''' make im wife for no fit read im message dem |(He locked his phone with password to deny his wife assess to his messages.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|Im lock im '''phone''' make im wife for no fit read im message dem |(He locked his phone with password to deny his wife assess to his messages.)}} | ||
| − | # | + | # Wetin dem dey use send text or mail. |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|Dem send am text | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Dem send am text for '''phone'''. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021, They sent him a text through his phone.)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|When dem sack am, na '''Phone''' dem use take send am message, dem no call am face to face. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021 | + | #:* {{ux|dv|When dem sack am, na '''Phone''' dem use take send am message, dem no call am face to face. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021, When he was sacked, he was sent a dismissal text sent to his phone, not physical.)}} |
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====Related form==== | ====Related form==== | ||
* [[telephone]] | * [[telephone]] | ||
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====Synonym==== | ====Synonym==== | ||
* [[handset]] | * [[handset]] | ||
| + | ====Translation==== | ||
| + | * English: ''telephone'' | ||
| + | ===Verb=== | ||
| + | * Make person dey use someting [[call]] anoder person. | ||
| + | #: {{ux|dv| I wan go '''phone''' my sister wey dey Lagos. |(NSC_2021, I want to phone my sister who stays in Lagos)}} | ||
| + | #: {{ux|dv| Make you dey '''phone''' your papa and mama as you dey travel so o! |(NSC_2021, Make sure you stay in touch with your father and mother as you're traveling.)}} | ||
| + | ====Related form==== | ||
| + | * [[telephone]] | ||
| + | ====Synonym==== | ||
| + | * [[call]] | ||
====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
| − | * English: '' | + | * English: ''contact, phone'' |
Revision as of 00:25, 21 August 2021
Naija
Alternative form
Etymology
From :English phone
Pronunciation
- fôn
Noun
- Wetin dem dey use make call.
- Since she start to dey use phone, na im we no dey hear word. — (NSC_2021, Ever since she bought a phone, she has become a nuisance.)
- Di man dey use im phone take call im family for obodo oyinbo. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, The man uses his phone to call his family abroad.)
- Im lock im phone make im wife for no fit read im message dem — (He locked his phone with password to deny his wife assess to his messages.)
- Wetin dem dey use send text or mail.
- Dem send am text for phone. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, They sent him a text through his phone.)
- When dem sack am, na Phone dem use take send am message, dem no call am face to face. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, When he was sacked, he was sent a dismissal text sent to his phone, not physical.)
Related form
Synonym
Translation
- English: telephone
Verb
- Make person dey use someting call anoder person.
- I wan go phone my sister wey dey Lagos. — (NSC_2021, I want to phone my sister who stays in Lagos)
- Make you dey phone your papa and mama as you dey travel so o! — (NSC_2021, Make sure you stay in touch with your father and mother as you're traveling.)
Related form
Synonym
Translation
- English: contact, phone