Difference between revisions of "stick"
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===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
 
* [[stik]]
 
* [[stik]]
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
 
From English ''stick''
 
From English ''stick''
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===Noun===
 
===Noun===
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* Na an elongated piece of wood im be.  
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Na piece of wood wey long.  
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:* {{ux|dv| Na im the '''stick''' turn to snake. |(jw__24599, It was his stick that turned to snake.)}}
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#{{ux|dv|Na im the '''stick''' turn to snake! |(jw__24599, He is the stick that turned snake.)}}
 
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#{{ux|dv|E tell am sey make e throwey im '''stick''' for ground. |(jw__24598, He told him to drop his rod.)}}
 
 
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#{{ux|dv|Senator Dino Melaye bin carri walking '''stick''' and neck brace enter senate chamber for May 30 like person wey im neck brake. |(bbc__8776, Senator Dino Melaye walked into the senate chamber with his crutch and a neck brace on 30th May like a person that broke his neck.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|Senator Dino Melaye bin carri walking '''stick''' and neck brace enter senate chamber for May 30 like person wey im neck brake. |(bbc__8776, Senator Dino Melaye walked into the senate chamber with his crutch and a neck brace on 30th May like a person that broke his neck.)}}
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* [[chewing stick]], [[walking stick]
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* [[chewing stick|chewing stick]]
 
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:{{ux|dv|Stockfish na cod fish wey dem dey dry for three months till e strong well-well like wood wey dem dey use for chewing stick. |(bbc__92370, Stock fish is a fish that they dry for three months, yet it is as strong as wood that they use for chewing stick. )}}
 
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* [[walking stick|walking stick]]
 
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:{{ux|dv|De state counsel say deh fit use de walking stick as weapon for court. |(bbc__27744,  The senate counsel said that they can use the walking stick an evidence in the court.)}}
 
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====Translations====
 
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* English: ''twig or small branch''.
 
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===Verb===
 
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* Make someting hook or enter wella.
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Im say di best tin na to '''stick''' to one partner wey also dey clean. |(bbc__43266, He said that the best thing is to hold on to one partner that is also serious.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|I wan '''stick''' to only one partner . |(bbc__43266, I want to hold on to only one wife..)}}
 
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====Translations====
 
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* English: ''stay''
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* English: ''twig or small branch''

Revision as of 14:59, 10 March 2021

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English stick

Pronunciation

  • stîk

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 4
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1439
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 99
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 2100


Noun

Na piece of wood wey long.

  • Na im the stick turn to snake.  — (jw__24599, It was his stick that turned to snake.)

slation__)}}

  • Senator Dino Melaye bin carri walking stick and neck brace enter senate chamber for May 30 like person wey im neck brake.  — (bbc__8776, Senator Dino Melaye walked into the senate chamber with his crutch and a neck brace on 30th May like a person that broke his neck.)

Related forms

Translations

  • English: twig or small branch
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