Difference between revisions of "rotten"

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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English rotten
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From: English ''rotten''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===

Revision as of 17:55, 10 February 2021

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English rotten

Pronunciation

  • rɔ̀tí

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 1
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 2785
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 25
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 4752

The word is used more orally than in written texts.


Adjective

rotten: no definition -- Definition in Naija?


  1. - (frequency:13)
    Some people, deir tings con dey rotten for farm.  — (IBA_04_Alaska-Pepe_MG__71, Some people, their goods started to rot in the field.)
    The kind paper wey dem first take write Bible dey rotten;  — (jw__15, __no translation__)

Derived forms

Synonyms

  • whale 0.71 20, danfo 0.70 15, shit 0.70 20, thick 0.70 36, roast 0.68 17, boiled 0.68 9, flash 0.68 21, poo-poo 0.67 46, grenades 0.67 7

Antonyms

  • whale 0.71 20, danfo 0.70 15, shit 0.70 20, thick 0.70 36, roast 0.68 17, boiled 0.68 9, flash 0.68 21, poo-poo 0.67 46, grenades 0.67 7

Translations

  • English: no definition


Verb

rotten: decay, to be sexually promiscious, be naturally spoilt -- Definition in Naija?


  1. Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
    You don dey rotten sef.  — no translation
    She be rotten woman.  — no translation
    Di pikin don rotten.  — no translation

Derived forms

Synonyms

  • whale 0.71 20, danfo 0.70 15, shit 0.70 20, thick 0.70 36, roast 0.68 17, boiled 0.68 9, flash 0.68 21, poo-poo 0.67 46, grenades 0.67 7

Antonyms

  • whale 0.71 20, danfo 0.70 15, shit 0.70 20, thick 0.70 36, roast 0.68 17, boiled 0.68 9, flash 0.68 21, poo-poo 0.67 46, grenades 0.67 7

Translations

  • English: decay, to be sexually promiscious, be naturally spoilt