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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English raisehead
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From: English ''raise'' and ''head''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* rézɛ̂d
 
* rézɛ̂d
<sm2>Pcm-ng-raisehead.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-raise head.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-raisehead.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-raisehead.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
 
 
No documented examples in our corpora.
 
 
 
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
raisehead: look up, ahead -- Definition in Naija?
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* Make person carry neck and eye dey look front or up.
 
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:*{{ux|dv|As e dey come so, '''raise head''' you go see am.|(Look up when he is coming and then you will see him.)}}
 
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|As e dey come so, '''raisehead''' you go see am.|no translation}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonymes====
 
*
 
  
====Antonymes====
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====Related forms====
*  
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* [[raisehand]], [[raise]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: look up, ahead
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* English: ''look up, ahead''

Latest revision as of 10:58, 5 June 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: English raise and head

Pronunciation

  • rézɛ̂d

Play Play

Verb

  • Make person carry neck and eye dey look front or up.
  • As e dey come so, raise head you go see am.  — (Look up when he is coming and then you will see him.)

Related forms

Translations

  • English: look up, ahead