ẹgunjẹ

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Yoruba

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Etymology

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From ẹ̀- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ gún (to grind) +‎ jẹ (to eat), literally that which is ground/pounded to eat. Modelled on earlier àgúnmu (a traditional powder medicine, literally that which is ground and drank).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛ̀.ɡṹ.d͡ʒɛ̄/

Noun

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ẹ̀gúnjẹ

  1. (neologism, law) bribery, kickback, settlement
    Synonyms: àbẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀, owó ẹ̀yìn, ọwọ́-kúdúrú, rìbá