ẹ̀tẹ́
noun
/ɛ̀.tɛ́/
Definitions
- shame, disgrace, humiliation
Etymology
ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tẹ́ (“to be punished, to be humiliated”)
Component words
ẹ̀-nominalizing prefix
tẹ́to be punished, to be humiliated
3 entries are spelled “tẹ́”. The etymology calls it “to be punished, to be humiliated”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
tẹ́
to be flat; to be level
tẹ́
to be tasteless
tẹ́
to spread out
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These words list this one in their own definitions. This word does not list them back, so Wiktionary records the link in one direction only.
The meaning shown next to each is the one that named this word.
alternative form of ẹ̀gbin (“contempt, insult, humiliation”)
contempt, insult, humiliation
shame, remorse
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2,
where this word is spelled “ẹtẹ”.
Reference:
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