Difference between revisions of "tintinrin"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from Unknown
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From: Igbo ''Ntinti''
( could be from Igbo : Ntinti )
 
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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===Definition===
 
===Definition===
 
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someting wey small well-well
===Usage===
 
 
 
  
 
===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
tintinrin: very small/little -- someting wey small well-well
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* {{ux|dv|if you see im tin, '''tintinrin'''.| (Egbokhare_2020, If you see his thing, tiny) }}
 
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* {{ux|dv| I say make e cut meat for me, e cut '''tintinrin''' give me. | (NSC_Emeka_2020, I asked him to give me some meat, he have me a tiny piece. )}}
 
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|if you see im tin, '''tintinrin'''.| (If you see his thing, tiny) }}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
small
 
  
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
big,
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[[big]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: very small/little
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* English: ''tiny''

Revision as of 17:47, 27 October 2020

Naija

Etymology

From: Igbo Ntinti

Pronunciation

  • tíntínrín

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 1
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 35680

Definition

someting wey small well-well

Adjective

  • if you see im tin, tintinrin.  —  (Egbokhare_2020, If you see his thing, tiny)
  • I say make e cut meat for me, e cut tintinrin give me.  —  (NSC_Emeka_2020, I asked him to give me some meat, he have me a tiny piece. )

Antonyms

big

Translations

  • English: tiny