Difference between revisions of "shine eye"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English shine eye
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From English: ''shine'' and ''eye''
 
 
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* SáÍ~ - áÍ
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* ʃáɪnàɪ
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-shine eye.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-shine eye.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-shine eye.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-shine eye.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 phrase===
 
===Verb phrase===
shine eye: to be cautious, to be smart -- Definition in Naija?
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* Make person [[wise up]].
 
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:* {{ux|dv| [[pipo]] dey '''shine eye''' for Eko market, no go dull yoursef. |(People are cautious in Eko market, so stay alert.)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv| '''Shine eye''' o make dem no go [[dagbo]] you o.|(Stay smart and alert so you won't get scammed.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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====Releted forms====
#: {{ux|dv|Shine your eye o make dem no go dagbo you o.|no translation}}
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* [[shine]]
 
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====Synonyms====
====Derived forms====
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* [[open eye]]
 
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====Antonyms====
 
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* [[mumu]]
====Synonymes====
 
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====Antonymes====
 
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: to be cautious, to be smart
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* English: ''to be cautious, to be smart''

Latest revision as of 18:01, 5 June 2023

Naija

Etymology

From English: shine and eye

Pronunciation

  • ʃáɪnàɪ

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Verb phrase

  • pipo dey shine eye for Eko market, no go dull yoursef.  — (People are cautious in Eko market, so stay alert.)
  • Shine eye o make dem no go dagbo you o.  — (Stay smart and alert so you won't get scammed.)

Releted forms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: to be cautious, to be smart