"ẹlẹja" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /ɛ̄.lɛ́.d͡ʒā/ Forms: ẹlẹ́ja [canonical]
Etymology: oní- (“one who has”) + ẹja (“fish”) Etymology templates: {{af|yo|oní-|ẹja|t1=one who has|t2=fish}} oní- (“one who has”) + ẹja (“fish”) Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ẹlẹ́ja|head2=}} ẹlẹ́ja, {{yo-pos|noun|ẹlẹ́ja|}} ẹlẹ́ja, {{yo-noun|ẹlẹ́ja}} ẹlẹ́ja
  1. fish vendor; fishmonger Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-ẹlẹja-yo-noun-bY-vcDgr Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with oni-

Download JSON data for ẹlẹja meaning in Yoruba (1.5kB)

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    }
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        },
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            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
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            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
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          "fish",
          "fish"
        ],
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          "fishmonger"
        ]
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ɛ̄.lɛ́.d͡ʒā/"
    }
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}
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        "yo:People"
      ],
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        "fish vendor; fishmonger"
      ],
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          "fish",
          "fish"
        ],
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          "fishmonger",
          "fishmonger"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̄.lɛ́.d͡ʒā/"
    }
  ],
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