tanjẹ
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”)