Difference between revisions of "wash eye"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English wash eyes
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From: English ''wash'' and ''eyes''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* wɔ̂ʃáì
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* wɔ̂ʃáìs
<sm2>Pcm-ng-wash eyes.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>pcm-ng-wash eyes.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-wash eyes.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>pcm-ng-wash eyes.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
 
 
No documented examples in our corpora.
 
 
 
  
 
===Verb phrase===
 
===Verb phrase===
wash eyes: to fortify oneself with charms in order to be able to see spirits. -- Definition in Naija?
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* Make person dey use [[juju]] see tings wey dey happen or wey go happen.  
 
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:* {{ux|dv|Di girl grandmother na heavy witch wey '''wash eye'''  well.|(The girl's grandmum is a witch who has  serious spiritual powers.)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv|As di town be now, one gats '''wash eye''' o.|(One needs spiritual powers against the dangers all around.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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====Related form====
#: {{ux|dv|As di town be now, one gats '''wash eyes''' o.|no translation}}
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* [[wash]], [[wash head]]
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
*  
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
*
 
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: to fortify oneself with charms in order to be able to see spirits.
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* English: ''to fortify with charms and see spiritual tings''.

Latest revision as of 19:56, 5 June 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: English wash and eyes

Pronunciation

  • wɔ̂ʃáìs

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Verb phrase

  • Make person dey use juju see tings wey dey happen or wey go happen.
  • Di girl grandmother na heavy witch wey wash eye well.  — (The girl's grandmum is a witch who has serious spiritual powers.)
  • As di town be now, one gats wash eye o.  — (One needs spiritual powers against the dangers all around.)

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Translations

  • English: to fortify with charms and see spiritual tings.