jẹun
See also: jeun
Yoruba
Etymology
From jẹ (“to eat”) + ohun (“thing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛ̄.ũ̄/
Verb
jẹun
- to eat food
- Màá ṣiṣẹ́ tán kí n tó jẹun ọ̀sán lénìí. ― I'll finish the work before I eat lunch today.
- to make a living
- Synonym: gbọ́ bùkátà
- Kí ni wọ́n ń ṣe jẹun? ― What do they do for a living?
Derived terms
- àtijẹun (“eating”)
- àwòdì jẹun èpè sanra
- ìjẹun (“eating; dining”)
- jẹun sápò
- jẹun síkùn
- jẹun sókè
- jíjẹun (“eating”)
- ọ̀jẹun (“eater”)