Difference between revisions of "terfere"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
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===Alternative Form===
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[[tafia]]
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English terfere
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From English: ''interfere''.
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-terfere.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-terfere.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-terfere.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-terfere.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 2
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 21060
 
 
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
 
 
===Usage===
 
 
===Definition===
 
* to put mouth for wetin no concern person
 
* person wey dey always put mouth for matter wey no concern am
 
  
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
 
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* Person wey dey put mouth for wetin no concern am.
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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:* {{ux|dv|You be '''terfere'''.|(You are a busy body.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|You be '''terfere'''.|You always interfere in private matters  }}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
*
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
*
 
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: interference
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* English: ''busy body''
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
 
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* Make person dey  put mouth for matter wey no concern am.
 
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:* {{ux|dv| You dey '''terfere''' Tunde matter.|(You are meddling in Tunde's private matter.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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:* {{ux|dv| You too dey '''terfere''' for wetin no concern you.|(You meddle in matters that are none of your business.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|You dey '''terfere''' Tunde matter.|You are interfering in Tunde's private matter }}
 
 
 
====Derived====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* put mouth
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
*  
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: interference
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* English: ''interfere'', ''meddle''

Latest revision as of 19:06, 5 June 2023

Naija

Alternative Form

tafia

Etymology

From English: interfere.

Pronunciation

  • tàfjâ

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Noun

  • Person wey dey put mouth for wetin no concern am.
  • You be terfere.  — (You are a busy body.)

Translations

  • English: busy body

Verb

  • Make person dey put mouth for matter wey no concern am.
  • You dey terfere Tunde matter.  — (You are meddling in Tunde's private matter.)
  • You too dey terfere for wetin no concern you.  — (You meddle in matters that are none of your business.)

Translations

  • English: interfere, meddle