ọ̀bayéjẹ́
noun
/ɔ̀.bā.jé.d͡ʒɛ́/ /ɔ̀.bà.jé.d͡ʒɛ́/
ọ̀bàyéjẹ́ (canonical)
Definitions
- troublemaker, traitor
Etymology
From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bàyéjẹ́ (“to cause chaos, to destroy life”), ultimately from bàjẹ́ (“to spoil”) + ayé (“life, world”).
Component words
Wiktionary records 2 different ways of breaking this word down. Each line is one of them, not a further part.
ọ̀-nominalizing prefixbàyéjẹ́to cause chaos, to destroy life
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ọbayejẹ”.
Reference:
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