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ይሉኝታ

noun

LanguageAmharic (Ethiopia)

Meaning
  1. The inability to say "no"
  2. caring about what others may think
  3. consideration of others
  4. swallowing one’s pride and doing what seems wrong in order not to offend
Examples

ከይሉኝታ የተነሳ አልኩት።

I said it out of a sense of social obligation/not wanting to be rude.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis is a complex cultural concept in Ethiopia referring to social pressure or the fear of causing offense.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.