ọjẹlu

Yoruba

Etymology

From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ jẹ (“to eat; to consume”) +‎ ìlú (“city; nation”), literally “one who consumes the nation” modelled on òṣèlú.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.d͡ʒɛ̀.lú/

Noun

ọ̀jẹ̀lú

(derogatory) corrupt politician; polithiefcian