dzɛ
Ifè
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Yoruboid *jɛ. Cognate with Yoruba jẹ, Igala jẹ, Olukumi zẹ́.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editdzɛ
- (transitive) to eat, to consume
- Ǹ kà dzɛ ɛdzã́ gbígbɛ̃. ― I don't usually eat dried fish.
- 2009, “1 Kòríntì ŋa 9: 7”, in Ìwé-Ɔ̀ɖáyé Ìmɔ̀lɛ̀-Ìkã́ã̀nyì[1], Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc:
- Tsí nɛ̀ɛ́ gbo wà, tsí bí ó lɛ́ egi síso ni kà dzɛ èso-egi#ɛ́ ni?
- And who also plants a fruit tree who doesn't eat its fruit?
- to trick
- to kill with sorcery
- to cheat, to swear
- to be used, to be made out of
Derived terms
edit- dzanɔ́ (“to be ashamed”)
- (intransitive) dzɛŋɛ́ (“to eat (a meal)”)
- dzogu (“to fight”)
- dzowú (“to envy”)
- dzoyè (“to reign”)
- dzɔɖɔ̃́ (“to celebrate”)
- dzàbi (“to fish”)
- dzèrè (“to win”)
- dzìyà (“to be poor, to suffer”)
- dzídzɛ (“food”)
- sɔ dzɛ (“to peck”)
- àtsã̀dzɛ (“food that one is envious of”)
- ìdzɛ (“uncooked food”)
References
edit- Mary Gardner, Elizabeth Graveling (2016 October 20) “dzɛ”, in Dictionnaire-Ifè-français-anglais[2] (in French), Webonary.org; SIL International