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Yorùbá Dictionary
àbẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀ noun /à.bɛ̀.tɛ́.lɛ̀/
Definitions
  1. bribe idiomatic
    Mi ò kí ń gbàbẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀. I don't take bribes.
  2. corruption idiomatic
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bẹ̀ (“to beg”) + tẹ́lẹ̀ (“before”), literally “prior begging”.
Component words
à-nominalizing prefixbẹ̀to begtẹ́lẹ̀before
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “abẹtẹlẹ”. Reference: en-abẹtẹlẹ-yo-noun-~OBzJODn