Difference between revisions of "pikin"
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| − | From West Indies: '' | + | From West Indies: '' Portugese pequenino '' |
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* pìkîn | * pìkîn | ||
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| − | + | # Small omomo wey dem just born wey still small. | |
| − | :* {{ux|dv|'''Pikin''' suppose collect all the vaccines wey [[smallsmall]] children dey collect |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv|'''Pikin''' suppose collect all the vaccines wey [[smallsmall]] children dey collect |(Babies are expected to get vaccinated with all the necessary vaccines meant for babies.)}} |
| − | + | # Child wey don grow wey never mature finish. | |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| Your '''pikin''' don grow comot for di small '''pikin''' wey I bin know.| | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Your '''pikin''' don grow comot for di small '''pikin''' wey I bin know.|(Your child is now all grown up and no longer the young child I knew him to be.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv|How dat '''pikin''? |(WAZK_05_Reincarnation_DG__83, How | + | #:* {{ux|dv|How dat '''pikin''? |(WAZK_05_Reincarnation_DG__83, How is the child?)}} |
| − | + | # Person wey no be [[sabi person]]. | |
| − | :* {{ux|dv|You think sey I be '''pikin''' for dis job. |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv|You think sey I be '''pikin''' for dis job. |(Do you think that I'm a novice in this job.)}} |
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* English: ''child, novice'' | * English: ''child, novice'' | ||
Latest revision as of 10:39, 5 June 2023
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From West Indies: Portugese pequenino
Pronunciation
- pìkîn
Noun
- Small omomo wey dem just born wey still small.
- Pikin suppose collect all the vaccines wey smallsmall children dey collect — (Babies are expected to get vaccinated with all the necessary vaccines meant for babies.)
- Child wey don grow wey never mature finish.
- Your pikin don grow comot for di small pikin wey I bin know. — (Your child is now all grown up and no longer the young child I knew him to be.)
- How dat 'pikin? — (WAZK_05_Reincarnation_DG__83, How is the child?)
- Person wey no be sabi person.
- You think sey I be pikin for dis job. — (Do you think that I'm a novice in this job.)
Translations
- English: child, novice