Difference between revisions of "touch"

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===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* tɔ́ tʃ
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* tɔ́tʃ
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-touch.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-touch.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-touch.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-touch.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 16
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 541
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 445
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 715
 
 
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
# Na for person body to meet wit anoder person own.
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# For person body to meet wit anoder person own.
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Husband and wife fit '''touch''' demselves anyhow, e no wrong. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. A couple is free to engage in all kinds of romance.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Husband and wife fit '''touch''' demselves anyhow, e no wrong. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. A couple is free to engage in all kinds of romance.)}}
#:* {{ux|dv|De boy mama hold im '''touch''' as dem dey give am injection  |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. The mother held the child's hand as he was being injected.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|Some women ehen, once dem husband  '''touch''' dem like dis, na belle straight.|(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Some women are very fertile, once they make love with their husbands, they get pregnant.)}}
# Na to try beat or try start fight with anoder person.
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# Make person try beat or try start fight with anoder person.
 
#:* {{ux|dv|No '''touch''' that pikin otherwise you go see my red eye! |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Dont think of beating that child or you will have me to contend with.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|No '''touch''' that pikin otherwise you go see my red eye! |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Dont think of beating that child or you will have me to contend with.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|'''Touch''' me, and you go know! |(IBA_41_Christ-Passion-Finale_MG__45, Touch me, and you will know!)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|'''Touch''' me, and you go know! |(IBA_41_Christ-Passion-Finale_MG__45, Touch me, and you will know!)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|No '''touch''' your radio o. |(WAZA_12_Lady-G_M__33, Don't touch your radio.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|No '''touch''' your radio o. |(WAZA_12_Lady-G_M__33, Don't touch your radio.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|If you  '''touch''' stove wey still dey hot wit your hand, e go burn you o! |(NSC_Legbeti_2021.if you touch a hot stove, you will burn your hand.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|If you  '''touch''' stove wey still dey hot wit your hand, e go burn you o! |(NSC_Legbeti_2021.if you touch a hot stove, you will burn your hand.)}}
# Na when someting person talk or wey happen fit melt person heart.
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# When someting person talk or wey happen fit melt person heart.
 
#:* {{ux|dv|De beggar talk wetin '''touch''' me. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021.The beggar's tale broke my heart.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|De beggar talk wetin '''touch''' me. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021.The beggar's tale broke my heart.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|This one go help us '''touch''' their heart, |(jw__37097. This one will help us melt their hearts.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|This one go help us '''touch''' their heart, |(jw__37097. This one will help us melt their hearts.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|This miracle '''touch''' many people wey see am. |(jw__28505. The miracle encouraged many people who witnessed it.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|This miracle '''touch''' many people wey see am. |(jw__28505. The miracle encouraged many people who witnessed it.)}}
# Na when someting fit disturb wetin fit happen.
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# When someting fit disturb wetin go fit happen.
 
#:* {{ux|dv|no '''touch''' our peace, ''say no to violence'.' |(bbc__97092. Do not disturb the peace, avoid violence.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|no '''touch''' our peace, ''say no to violence'.' |(bbc__97092. Do not disturb the peace, avoid violence.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|So as to avoid tori wey dey '''touch'''. |(bbc__9317. So as to avoid distruption.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|So as to avoid tori wey dey '''touch'''. |(bbc__9317. So as to avoid distruption.)}}
# Na to dey play or tamper wit someting.
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# When dem dey play or tamper wit someting.
 
#:* {{ux|dv|I go tell Oga say you don dey '''touch''' company money. |(I will inform the boss that you have been tampering with company's money.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|I go tell Oga say you don dey '''touch''' company money. |(I will inform the boss that you have been tampering with company's money.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|To dey do am every three-three month no too much, especially if you get very fine phone wey people just like to dey '''touch'''. |(bbc__80573. Quarterly security check is not too much especially if people tamper with your phone often.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|To dey do am every three-three month no too much, especially if you get very fine phone wey people just like to dey '''touch'''. |(bbc__80573. Quarterly security check is not too much especially if people tamper with your phone often.)}}
# Na to dey play or tamper wit someting.
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# Na to dey play wit someting.
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Him begin craze after wire wey dey him brain begin '''touch'''.|He has lost his sanity.}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Him begin craze after wire wey dey him brain begin '''touch'''.|He has lost his sanity.}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Di wire dey touch. Im head dey '''touch'''.|Egbokhare_2020. He is suffering from mental issues.}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|Di wire dey touch. Im head dey '''touch'''.|Egbokhare_2020. He is suffering from mental issues.}}
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====Related forms====
 
====Related forms====
 
*[[touch touch]]
 
*[[touch touch]]

Revision as of 16:24, 7 July 2021

Naija

Etymology

  • From: English touch

Pronunciation

  • tɔ́tʃ


Verb

  1. For person body to meet wit anoder person own.
    • Husband and wife fit touch demselves anyhow, e no wrong.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. A couple is free to engage in all kinds of romance.)
    Some women ehen, once dem husband touch dem like dis, na belle straight.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Some women are very fertile, once they make love with their husbands, they get pregnant.)
  2. Make person try beat or try start fight with anoder person.
    • No touch that pikin otherwise you go see my red eye!  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Dont think of beating that child or you will have me to contend with.)
    • Touch me, and you go know!  — (IBA_41_Christ-Passion-Finale_MG__45, Touch me, and you will know!)
  3. Na for person or someting to meet wit anoder ting.
    • No touch your radio o.  — (WAZA_12_Lady-G_M__33, Don't touch your radio.)
    If you touch stove wey still dey hot wit your hand, e go burn you o!  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021.if you touch a hot stove, you will burn your hand.)
  4. When someting person talk or wey happen fit melt person heart.
    • De beggar talk wetin touch me.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021.The beggar's tale broke my heart.)
    • This one go help us touch their heart,  — (jw__37097. This one will help us melt their hearts.)
    • This miracle touch many people wey see am.  — (jw__28505. The miracle encouraged many people who witnessed it.)
  5. When someting fit disturb wetin go fit happen.
    • no touch our peace, say no to violence'.'  — (bbc__97092. Do not disturb the peace, avoid violence.)
    • So as to avoid tori wey dey touch.  — (bbc__9317. So as to avoid distruption.)
  6. When dem dey play or tamper wit someting.
    • I go tell Oga say you don dey touch company money.  — (I will inform the boss that you have been tampering with company's money.)
    • To dey do am every three-three month no too much, especially if you get very fine phone wey people just like to dey touch.  — (bbc__80573. Quarterly security check is not too much especially if people tamper with your phone often.)
  7. Na to dey play wit someting.
    • Him begin craze after wire wey dey him brain begin touch.  — He has lost his sanity.
    • Di wire dey touch. Im head dey touch.  — Egbokhare_2020. He is suffering from mental issues.

Related forms

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: physical contact