tanjẹ
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Yoruba[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tàn (“to trick”) + jẹ (“to eat”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
tànjẹ
- (literally) to trick someone into eating
- (splitting verb, transitive) to cheat someone, to deceive, to take advantage of someone
Usage notes[edit]
- tan jẹ when used with a direct object.
Derived terms[edit]
- ìtànjẹ (“trickery, cheating”)
Related terms[edit]
- rẹ́jẹ (“to cheat”)
- ṣàgálámàṣà (“to do trickery, to cause mischief”)