water

Naija

Etymology

From English: water

Pronunciation

• wɔ́tà

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Noun

• Wetin dey liquid wey no get smell, taste or color wey dey come from river, sea, rain, wey every living ting dey drink and use do plenty many many thing.

• We dey suffer for water.  — (IBA_20_Bose-Alade_MG__59, The lack of water is a problem for us.)
• E just be like ororo and water, oil and water.  — (IBA_13_Road-Safety_M__101, It is just like oil and water, oil and water.)

Related forms

• holy water, river water, drinking water, pure water, eba water, sapele water.

Translations

• English: water

Verb

• Make person wet wetin dry.

• water the ground before you begin to sweep.  — (IBA_20_Bose-Alade_MG__59, Wet the ground before sweeping.)
• Dey water first, before dem fit clear di ground to fit plant.  — (NSC_ Agnes_2020, They water before clearing and planting.)

Translations

• English: water