bọdi

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Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English body.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔ̀.dí/

Noun

bọdí (English-based orthography body)

body
- (Can we date this quote?), Roy Okonkwo, “Mátiu Chapta 10”, in Naijíriá Píjin‎, 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.

Derived terms

haú bọdí (“how are you?”)

Related terms

ẹ́vríbọ́di (“everybody”)
nóbọ́di (“nobody”)
sọ́mbọ́di (“somebody”)
éníbọ́di (“anybody”)

Pronoun

bọdí (English-based orthography body)

(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).

Derived terms

awá bọdí (“ourselves”)
dẹm bọdí (“themselves”)
im bọdí (“himself/herself/itself”)
má bọdí (“myself”)
una bọdí (“yourselves”)
yọ bọdí (“yourself”)

References

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

Yoruba

Etymology 1

bọ (“insert”) +‎ ìdí (“buttocks”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔ̀.dí/

Verb

bọ̀dí

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

Alternative forms

bọ̀'dí

Derived terms

fibọ̀dí
fàbọ̀dí
kìbọ̀dí
làbọ̀dí
tìbọ̀dí
ìbọ̀dí (“applying of medication into the anus”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English body.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔ́.dì/

Noun

bọ́dì

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

Derived terms

References

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

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