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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
===Alternative form=== | ===Alternative form=== | ||
| − | [[pocket money]] | + | * [[pocket money]] |
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From: English ''pocket'' and ''money'' | From: English ''pocket'' and ''money'' | ||
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#:* {{ux|dv| Di '''pocketmoney''' wey [[broder]] give me don loss as I carry bike.|(NSC_2021, The pocket money given to me by my brother got missing as I was entering the motorcycle.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv| Di '''pocketmoney''' wey [[broder]] give me don loss as I carry bike.|(NSC_2021, The pocket money given to me by my brother got missing as I was entering the motorcycle.)}} | ||
#:* {{ux|dv| Mama don collect our '''pocketmoney''' as we no de do wetin she send us.|(NSC_2021, he pocket money given to me by my brother got missing as I was entering the motorcycle.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv| Mama don collect our '''pocketmoney''' as we no de do wetin she send us.|(NSC_2021, he pocket money given to me by my brother got missing as I was entering the motorcycle.)}} | ||
| − | + | * Money wey person dey keep to hold body together. | |
| + | #:* {{ux|dv| Guy man don give woman im '''pocketmoney''' finish.|(NSC_2021, The young man has spent all of his pocket money on women.)}} | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv| '''Pocketmoney''' wey I keep for next month don finish.| (NSC_2021, I have exhausted the pocket money I reserved for next month.)}} | ||
====Related forms==== | ====Related forms==== | ||
| − | + | * [[money]] | |
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====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
| + | * English: ''pocket money'' | ||
Revision as of 14:23, 25 August 2021
Naija
Alternative form
Etymology
From: English pocket and money
Pronunciation
- pɔ̀kɛ̀tmɔ́nɪ́
Noun
- Na small money wey person dey give person keep to hold body together.
- Di pocketmoney wey broder give me don loss as I carry bike. — (NSC_2021, The pocket money given to me by my brother got missing as I was entering the motorcycle.)
- Mama don collect our pocketmoney as we no de do wetin she send us. — (NSC_2021, he pocket money given to me by my brother got missing as I was entering the motorcycle.)
- Money wey person dey keep to hold body together.
- Guy man don give woman im pocketmoney finish. — (NSC_2021, The young man has spent all of his pocket money on women.)
- Pocketmoney wey I keep for next month don finish. — (NSC_2021, I have exhausted the pocket money I reserved for next month.)
Related forms
Translation
- English: pocket money