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”)