Difference between revisions of "shishi"
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===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
− | + | * ʃíʃì | |
<sm2>Pcm-ng-shishi.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-shishi.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-shishi.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-shishi.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
− | * Wetin de dey use dey buy someting | + | * Wetin de dey use dey buy someting. |
− | :* {{ux|dv| E get one small boy wey just dey shout sey e no get '''shishi'''; e say im name na Menogetshishi. |( | + | :* {{ux|dv| E get one small boy wey just dey shout sey e no get '''shishi'''; e say im name na Menogetshishi.|(There is a small boy who has been saying that he is broke. He has named himself Menogetshishi.)}} |
− | :* {{ux|dv| Dey follow people wey hold o, no dey follow people wey no get '''shishi''' |( | + | :* {{ux|dv| Dey follow people wey hold o, no dey follow people wey no get '''shishi'''.|(Follow people who are rich, don't follow broke people.)}} |
− | :* {{ux|dv| E just dey make mouth, '''shishi''' e no get. |( | + | :* {{ux|dv| E just dey make mouth, '''shishi''' e no get.|(He is just boasting, he is broke.)}} |
===Related forms=== | ===Related forms=== | ||
− | [[shingbain]] | + | * [[shingbain]] |
====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
− | English: ''shilling'' | + | * English: ''shilling'' |
Latest revision as of 18:04, 5 June 2023
Naija
Etymology
From: shilling
Pronunciation
- ʃíʃì
Noun
- Wetin de dey use dey buy someting.
- E get one small boy wey just dey shout sey e no get shishi; e say im name na Menogetshishi. — (There is a small boy who has been saying that he is broke. He has named himself Menogetshishi.)
- Dey follow people wey hold o, no dey follow people wey no get shishi. — (Follow people who are rich, don't follow broke people.)
- E just dey make mouth, shishi e no get. — (He is just boasting, he is broke.)
Related forms
Translation
- English: shilling