alátẹnujẹ

Noun
a-lá-tẹ-nu-jẹ | | GENERAL |

Definition of alátẹnujẹ 

1 : ẹni tí ó máa ń torí oúnjẹ tàbí àfààní kékeré kọ iyì ara rẹ̀ sílẹ̀ láti gba nǹkan lọ́wọ́ ẹlòmíràn; ẹni tí ahun, ojúkòkòrò, tàbí ìwọra ń mú kí ó rẹ ara rẹ̀ sílẹ̀ nítorí ohun ẹnu.: a moocher or glutton f.a.: Ìwà tí alátẹnuje yẹn hù níbi ayẹyẹ àná jẹ́ kí ojú tì gbogbo ẹbí rẹ̀. The mooching behavior that glutton exhibited at yesterday's party brought shame upon his entire family. f.a.: Alátẹnuje kì í mọ ọjọ́ tí ebi ń pa ọmọ ẹlòmíràn. A perpetual glutton never recognizes when another person's child is genuinely hungry.

Morphology

oní-àti-ẹnu-jẹ

Gloss

oní - owner of

àti - through

ẹnu - mouth

jẹ - eat, enjoy

Variants

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Updated on November 10, 2026 and Submitted on November 09, 2026