Nigerian Pidgin

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Etymology

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From English body.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /bɔ̀.dí/

Noun

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bọdí (English-based orthography body)

  1. body
    • (Can we date this quote?), Roy Okonkwo, “Mátiu Chapta 10”, in Naijíriá Píjin[1], Mék Una Fiá Gọd. Mék Una Nọ́ Fiá Pípul:
      28. Mék una nọ́ fiá pípul wé fít kíl pẹ́sin bọdí bọt dẹm nọ́ fít kíl im sol.
      28. Do not be afraid of those who kill a person's body but cannot kill their soul.

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Pronoun

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bọdí (English-based orthography body)

  1. (reflexive pronoun, invariable) self
    • 1996, Nicholas G. Faraclas, “1.6.1.1 - Invariable reflexive pronominal”, in Bernard Comrie, editor, Nigerian Pidgin (Descriptive Grammars), London and New York: Routledge, →ISBN, pages 99–102:
      A ko̱m si bò̱di for glas.[…]
      Dì man po̱ wò̱ta fò̱r bò̱di.[…]
      A si dì man we̱ re̱d bò̱di.
      I saw myself in the mirror.[…]
      The man poured water on himself.[…]
      I saw the man who reddened himself (with chalk).

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References

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  • Nicholas G. Faraclas (1996) Bernard Comrie, editor, Nigerian Pidgin (Descriptive Grammars), London and New York: Routledge, →ISBN

Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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bọ (insert) +‎ ìdí (buttocks)

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /bɔ̀.dí/

Verb

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bọ̀dí

  1. to insert some type of medication (often an IM) into the anus, buttocks
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English body.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /bɔ́.dì/

Noun

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bọ́dì

  1. (rare outside of compounds or fixed expressions) body
    Synonym: ara
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References

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  • Awoyale, Yiwola (2008 December 19) “bọ̀dí, bọ́dì”, in Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0[2], volume LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, →DOI, →ISBN
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