jẽnjẽn

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Kaingang

Pronunciation

Verb

jẽnjẽn

  1. to feed (to give food)
  2. to tame (to make tame)
  3. to fool; to trick; to deceive
  4. (Central, South-West) Alternative form of jãnjãn

References

  • Ursula Gojtéj Wiesemann (2011) “jẽnjẽn”, in Dicionário Kaingang-Português Português-Kaingang, 2nd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Curitiba: Editora Esperança, page 32.