Difference between revisions of "yanga"
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| − | From | + | From Hausa ''yanga'' |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| − | * | + | * jàŋgá |
<sm2>Pcm-ng-yanga.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-yanga.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-yanga.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-yanga.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
===Adjective=== | ===Adjective=== | ||
| − | + | * Make person dey waka wit [[shakara]]. | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv| All di girls wey enta di room just carry dey do '''yanga''' anyhow.| (All the girls who entered the room were just haughty.)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv| Dis your '''yanga''' no be here.|(NSC_2020, This your strutting is out of this world.)}} | |
| − | + | * When pesin dey play hard to get. | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv| Na '''yanga''' dat girl dey make, she go still fall for di guy later.|(That girl is only playing hard to get, she will still date the guy later.)}} | |
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
| − | + | [[shakara]], [[denge]] | |
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: ''strutting'' ''showoff'' | + | * English: ''strutting'', ''showoff, haughtily'' |
Latest revision as of 22:53, 9 March 2024
Naija
Etymology
From Hausa yanga
Pronunciation
- jàŋgá
Adjective
- Make person dey waka wit shakara.
- All di girls wey enta di room just carry dey do yanga anyhow. — (All the girls who entered the room were just haughty.)
- Dis your yanga no be here. — (NSC_2020, This your strutting is out of this world.)
- When pesin dey play hard to get.
- Na yanga dat girl dey make, she go still fall for di guy later. — (That girl is only playing hard to get, she will still date the guy later.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: strutting, showoff, haughtily