basejẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From bà jẹ́ (“to spoil”) +‎ àsè (“feast; event; occasion”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bà.sè.d͡ʒɛ́/

Noun

bàsèjẹ́

  1. vandal
    Synonyms: oníwà bàsèjẹ́, ọ̀bàyéjẹ́, abàlújẹ́
    Kàkà kí wọ́n mójú tó ilé ayé, wọ́n wá di bàsèjẹ́. ― Instead of looking after the earth, they became vandals.
  2. vandalism
    Synonym: ìwà bàsèjẹ́
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