Difference between revisions of "yeye"

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===Verb===
 
===Verb===
yeye: maltreat, ill treat -- Definition in Naija?
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yeye: maltreat, ill treat
  
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:*{{ux|dv|Na so e dey '''yeye''' di pikin cos no im born am.|(Egbokhare_2021, H/She has been maltreating the child because he/she is not the biological parent.)}}
  
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Na so e dey '''yeye''' di pikin cos no im born am.|no translation}}
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* mago-mago 0.54 92, kerewa 0.52 39, shaku-shaku 0.52 8, fainting 0.50 9, amebo 0.49 28, ordinary 0.49 151, play-play 0.46 23, stubborn-head 0.46 6, zoning 0.45 20
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* mago-mago 0.54 92, kerewa 0.52 39, shaku-shaku 0.52 8, fainting 0.50 9, amebo 0.49 28, ordinary 0.49 151, play-play 0.46 23, stubborn-head 0.46 6, zoning 0.45 20
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
 
* English: maltreat, ill treat
 
* English: maltreat, ill treat

Revision as of 16:53, 15 February 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: unknown

Pronunciation

  • jɛ̀jɛ́

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 3
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1516
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 93
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 2191

The word is used more orally than in written texts.

Adjective

Na someting wey no make sense at all at all.

  • Yeye man.  — (deuber__1834, A no-good man.)
  • Di Liverpool striker wey dem just give crown as PFA Player of di Year score two goals, create anoda two for im team mates as Liverpool yeye dia opponents Roma.  — (bbc__31729, The Liverpool player that won the PFA Player award scored two goals, created two assists for his team mates when Liverpool defeated Roma.)


Translations

  • English: useless, stupid

Noun

Na sey person or someting no make sense at all at all.

  • Babylon people come dey use dem do yeye.  — (jw__15578, The Babylonians maltreated the people.)

Translations

  • English: maltreatment

Verb

yeye: maltreat, ill treat

  • Na so e dey yeye di pikin cos no im born am.  — (Egbokhare_2021, H/She has been maltreating the child because he/she is not the biological parent.)


Translations

  • English: maltreat, ill treat