agalamaṣa

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /à.ɡá.lá.mà.ʃà/

Noun

àgálámàṣà

  1. trickery, mischief, dishonesty
    Synonyms: ẹ̀tàn, ìtànjẹ
    Ọ̀rọ̀ ìpilẹ̀ṣẹ̀ tí a fi tú ìwà àgálámàṣà ni a sọ pé ó túmọ̀ sí “ṣíṣèrú nídìí ayò tẹ́tẹ́” tàbí “mímọ òjóró ṣe nídìí ayò tẹ́tẹ́ ― The original word for trickery is said to mean “cheating at dice” or “skill in manipulating the dice.”
    (An explanation of the theme trickery in the biblical verse Ephesians 4:14)
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