jẹwọ

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From jẹ (“to enjoy, to consume”) +‎ ẹ̀wọ̀ (“joke, fun”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛ̀.wɔ̀/

Verb

jẹ̀wọ̀

  1. (transitive) to crack a joke
    Synonyms: ṣàwàdà, ṣeré, ṣe ẹ̀fẹ̀

Etymology 2

From jẹ́ +‎ ọwọ́.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛ́.wɔ́/

Verb

jẹ́wọ́

  1. to confess
Derived terms
  • ìjẹ́wọ́ (“confession”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛ̄.wɔ̀/

Verb

jẹwọ̀

  1. to relocate to the palace of a town upon being crowned as a monarch of a town
Derived terms
  • ìjẹwọ̀
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