"tanjẹ" meaning in Yoruba

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Verb

IPA: /tã̀.d͡ʒɛ̄/ Forms: tànjẹ [canonical]
Etymology: From tàn (“to trick”) + jẹ (“to eat”). Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|tàn|jẹ|t1=to trick|t2=to eat}} tàn (“to trick”) + jẹ (“to eat”) Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=tànjẹ|head2=}} tànjẹ, {{yo-pos|verb|tànjẹ}} tànjẹ, {{yo-verb|tànjẹ}} tànjẹ
  1. (literally) to trick someone into eating Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-tanjẹ-yo-verb-h59Nf52t
  2. (splitting verb, transitive) to cheat someone, to deceive, to take advantage of someone Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tanjẹ-yo-verb--CNOkeEe Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tàn jẹ Derived forms: ìtànjẹ (english: trickery, cheating) Related terms: rẹ́jẹ (english: to cheat), ṣàgálámàṣà (english: to do trickery, to cause mischief)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "trickery, cheating",
      "word": "ìtànjẹ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "tàn",
        "3": "jẹ",
        "t1": "to trick",
        "t2": "to eat"
      },
      "expansion": "tàn (“to trick”) + jẹ (“to eat”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From tàn (“to trick”) + jẹ (“to eat”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tànjẹ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "tànjẹ",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "tànjẹ",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "tànjẹ"
      },
      "expansion": "tànjẹ",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tànjẹ"
      },
      "expansion": "tànjẹ",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to cheat",
      "word": "rẹ́jẹ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to do trickery, to cause mischief",
      "word": "ṣàgálámàṣà"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to trick someone into eating"
      ],
      "id": "en-tanjẹ-yo-verb-h59Nf52t",
      "links": [
        [
          "trick",
          "trick"
        ],
        [
          "someone",
          "someone"
        ],
        [
          "eating",
          "eating"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) to trick someone into eating"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "43 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 70",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cheat someone, to deceive, to take advantage of someone"
      ],
      "id": "en-tanjẹ-yo-verb--CNOkeEe",
      "links": [
        [
          "cheat",
          "cheat"
        ],
        [
          "deceive",
          "deceive"
        ],
        [
          "take advantage of",
          "take advantage of"
        ],
        [
          "someone",
          "someone"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "splitting verb",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(splitting verb, transitive) to cheat someone, to deceive, to take advantage of someone"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tã̀.d͡ʒɛ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tàn jẹ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tanjẹ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba compound terms",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba splitting verbs",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yoruba verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "trickery, cheating",
      "word": "ìtànjẹ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "tàn",
        "3": "jẹ",
        "t1": "to trick",
        "t2": "to eat"
      },
      "expansion": "tàn (“to trick”) + jẹ (“to eat”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From tàn (“to trick”) + jẹ (“to eat”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tànjẹ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "tànjẹ",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "tànjẹ",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "tànjẹ"
      },
      "expansion": "tànjẹ",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tànjẹ"
      },
      "expansion": "tànjẹ",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "to cheat",
      "word": "rẹ́jẹ"
    },
    {
      "english": "to do trickery, to cause mischief",
      "word": "ṣàgálámàṣà"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to trick someone into eating"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "trick",
          "trick"
        ],
        [
          "someone",
          "someone"
        ],
        [
          "eating",
          "eating"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) to trick someone into eating"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cheat someone, to deceive, to take advantage of someone"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cheat",
          "cheat"
        ],
        [
          "deceive",
          "deceive"
        ],
        [
          "take advantage of",
          "take advantage of"
        ],
        [
          "someone",
          "someone"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "splitting verb",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(splitting verb, transitive) to cheat someone, to deceive, to take advantage of someone"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tã̀.d͡ʒɛ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "tàn jẹ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tanjẹ"
}

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