dẹn

Itsekiri

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛ̃́/

Verb

dẹ́n

1. to fry in oil

   A wínọ́rọn gbá dẹ́n ọ̀jẹ̀ ní ekpo ― We are frying food in oil

Yoruba

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛ̃́/

Verb

dẹ́n

1. (Ijebu, Ikalẹ) to fry in oil

   A dẹ́n ata ― We fried pepper