Difference between revisions of "swear for"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English swear for
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From English: '''swear for'''
 
 
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* swɛ́fɔ̀
 
* swɛ́fɔ̀
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
  
No documented examples in our corpora.
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===Verb===
 
===Verb===
swear for: to be cursed -- Definition in Naija?
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Make person dey curse anoder person.
 
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#:* {{ux|dv| You dey behave like sey una village people '''swear for''' you.|Egbokhare_2020, you are behaving like someone cursed by his enemies.)}}
 
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|You dey behave like sey una village people '''swear for''' you.|no translation}}
 
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
====Derived forms====
 
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* [[swear]]
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
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====Antonyms====
 
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: to be cursed
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* English: ''to curse someone''

Revision as of 16:04, 12 March 2021

Naija

Etymology

From English: swear for

Pronunciation

  • swɛ́fɔ̀

Play Play

Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 0
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf



Verb

Make person dey curse anoder person.

    • You dey behave like sey una village people swear for you.  — Egbokhare_2020, you are behaving like someone cursed by his enemies.)

Derived forms

Translations

  • English: to curse someone