Difference between revisions of "rain"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
* heavy 0.82 456, breeze 0.80 150, cold 0.69 151, water 0.69 1456, sun 0.68 220, boat 0.68 280, fall 0.66 961, smell 0.66 97, tanker 0.64 167
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English rain
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From: English ''rain''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* reɪn
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* réɪ̀n
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-rain.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-rain.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-rain.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-rain.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 10
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 746
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 399
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 780
 
 
 
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
 
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
rain: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
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*Water wey de comot for sky.
 
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:*{{ux|dv|Heavy '''rain''' con start to fall. |(jw__17548, It started raining heavily.)}}
 
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:*{{ux|dv|Di '''rain''' fall until we reach Enugu. |(bbc__63438, It was raining until we got to Enugu.)}}
# - (frequency:147)
 
#: {{ux|dv|See '''rain'''! |(KAD_15_Money-Wahala_MG__111, Take a look at the rains!)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Rain''' want fall. |(jw__30876, __no translation__)}}
 
# amod (frequency:48)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Heavy '''rain''' come start to fall. |(jw__17548, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Na 40 days that heavy '''rain''' take fall. |(jw__24975, __no translation__)}}
 
# det (frequency:37)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Di '''rain''' don come. |(bbc__88240, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Di '''rain''' fall until we reach Enugu. |(bbc__63438, __no translation__)}}
 
# case (frequency:27)
 
#: {{ux|dv|except dis few days now wey '''rain'''... |(NST_cleaned__36443, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Cotton di depend na for '''rain''' for grow. |(bbc__914, __no translation__)}}
 
# amod-det (frequency:24)
 
#: {{ux|dv|The heavy '''rain''' fall for 40 days and 40 nights. |(jw__35178, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Di heavy '''rain''' bin cause serious flood for roads: |(bbc__35156, __no translation__)}}
 
# amod-conj (frequency:9)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Hurricane: type of storm wey get plenty-plenty '''rain''' plus strong wind. |(bbc__56865, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Hurricane na type of storm wey get plenty-plenty '''rain''' plus strong wind. |(bbc__56862, __no translation__)}}
 
# amod-case (frequency:8)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Di mountain of dirty fall after plenty '''rain''', for Ratoma area, on Tuesday. |(bbc__36342, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Dem say di thing crash as e dey fly for heavy '''rain''', fall from sky, near Port-Bouët. |(bbc__29590, __no translation__)}}
 
# cc (frequency:7)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Like the hot sun and '''rain'''. |(jw__22397, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|E still get power to control heavy breeze and '''rain'''. |(jw__35722, __no translation__)}}
 
# case-det (frequency:5)
 
#: {{ux|dv|She say despite di '''rain''' di plane no sink enta ground. |(bbc__88869, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Noah serve God well for almost 600 years before the '''rain'''. |(jw__39442, __no translation__)}}
 
# amod-cc (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Which kain '''rain''' fall for Port Harcourt eh?! |(bbc__99936, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|If you come add other tins like long dry season or too much '''rain''', two tins wey dey affect harvest, na serious mata. |(bbc__15214, __no translation__)}}
 
# acl:relcl (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|She say '''rain''' wey bin dey fall from April to September now don extend to December. |(bbc__12460, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Wikimedia Fog weather for southern Nigeria '''Rain''' storm - Na '''rain''' wey carry strong breeze with thunder and lightning join. |(bbc__100774, __no translation__)}}
 
# amod-nmod (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Heavy '''rain''' on Monday fit make mata worse for Nigerians wey flood affect Flood don killi killi 100 pipo for Nigeria and di wahala never finish |(bbc__55640, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Flood don pursue pipo from Lekki after heavy '''rain''' for Lagos Ghana don increase waterside patrol afta boat accident kill 11 Kenya Landslide: 30 families no get house again |(bbc__49365, __no translation__)}}
 
# conj (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Na im still be god of sky, '''rain''' and thunder. |(jw__11627, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|But Blatter, wey get strong head, say come '''rain''' or sunshine, im go show for di World Cup, competition wey im don dey go since im begin work for FIFA since 1975. |(bbc__21258, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
* [[morning rain|morning rain]]
 
 
 
#: {{ux|dv|Early morning rain dey delay votes for some areas. |(bbc__46292, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|BBC News Pidgin tori pesin for Nigeria capital, Abuja, Dooshima Abu, report say Catholics for dia no care about di early morning rain, dem still come out plenti to do di protest. |(bbc__18365, __no translation__)}}
 
* [[rain water|rain water]]
 
  
#: {{ux|dv|Madam Yakubu add say na rain water fit don cause di accident and nobody die. |(bbc__64748, __no translation__)}}
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====Idiom====
#: {{ux|dv|Di doctor talk say make I no go inside rain or use rain water because di rain water get oil. |(bbc__1454, __no translation__)}}
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* Money or person salary.
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:*{{ux|dv|Month don end and '''rain''' never begin fall, I tire for this company. |(It is the end of the month and we have not been paid salaries; I am fed up with this company.)}}
  
====Synonyms====
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====Related forms====
* heavy 0.82 456, breeze 0.80 150, cold 0.69 151, water 0.69 1456, sun 0.68 220, boat 0.68 280, fall 0.66 961, smell 0.66 97, tanker 0.64 167
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* [[rain water]]
  
====Antonyms====
 
* heavy 0.82 456, breeze 0.80 150, cold 0.69 151, water 0.69 1456, sun 0.68 220, boat 0.68 280, fall 0.66 961, smell 0.66 97, tanker 0.64 167
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: no definition
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* English: ''rain'', ''salary''

Latest revision as of 13:48, 9 March 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: English rain

Pronunciation

  • réɪ̀n

Play Play

Noun

  • Water wey de comot for sky.
  • Heavy rain con start to fall.  — (jw__17548, It started raining heavily.)
  • Di rain fall until we reach Enugu.  — (bbc__63438, It was raining until we got to Enugu.)

Idiom

  • Money or person salary.
  • Month don end and rain never begin fall, I tire for this company.  — (It is the end of the month and we have not been paid salaries; I am fed up with this company.)

Related forms


Translations

  • English: rain, salary