àtẹ̀jíṣẹ́
noun
/à.tɛ̀.d͡ʒí.ʃɛ́/
Definitions
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text message
Àtẹ̀jíṣé tí a sẹ̀sẹ̀ gbà láti ọwọ́ ọmọ Nàìjíríà rere kan fi yé wa pé súnkẹrẹrẹ-fàkẹrẹrẹ ọkọ̀ wà láti Ajégúnlẹ̀ sí Mile Two pọ̀ díẹ̀ nítorí òjò tí ó rọ̀. The text message we have just received from a good citizen of Nigeria informed us that there was a serious traffic jam from Ajégúnlẹ̀ to Mile Two because of the rain.
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tẹ̀ (“to type”) + jẹ́ (“to send, deliver”) + iṣẹ́ (“a message”), literally “that which is sent and delivered”.
Component words
à-nominalizing prefixtẹ̀to type
jẹ́to send, deliver
2 entries are spelled “jẹ́”. The etymology calls it “to send, deliver”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
jẹ́
to be
jẹ́
to respond, answer
iṣẹ́a message
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “atẹjiṣẹ”.
Reference:
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