dẹn

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Itsekiri

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Etymology

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Cognates include Ìjẹ̀bú Yoruba dẹ́n, Ìkálẹ̀ Yoruba dẹ́n, Yoruba dín, Èkìtì Yoruba dị́n, Ifè ɖɛ̃́, Olukumi dín

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dẹ́n

  1. to fry in oil
    A wínọ́rọn gbá dẹ́n ọ̀jẹ̀ ní ekpoWe are frying food in oil

Yoruba

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Etymology

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Southeast Yoruba form of Yoruba dín. Also see other Yoruboid cognates, Èkìtì Yoruba dị́n, Itsekiri dẹ́n, Ifè ɖɛ̃́, Igala dẹ́, and Olukumi dín

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dẹ́n

  1. (Ijebu, Ikalẹ) to fry in oil
    A dẹ́n ataWe fried pepper