ẹ̀gúnjẹ
noun
/ɛ̀.ɡṹ.d͡ʒɛ̄/
Definitions
- bribery, kickback, settlement
Etymology
From ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gún (“to grind”) + jẹ (“to eat”), literally “that which is ground/pounded to eat”. Modelled on earlier àgúnmu (“a traditional powder medicine”, literally “that which is ground and drank”).
Component words
ẹ̀-nominalizing prefix
gúnto grind
4 entries are spelled “gún”. The etymology calls it “to grind”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
gún
to pound
gún
to pierce; to jab; to penetrate; to stab
gún
to be straight; to straighten
gún
to curse
jẹto eat
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ẹgunjẹ”.
Reference:
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