pẹ̀tẹ̀pẹ́tẹ̀
noun
/k͡pɛ̀.tɛ̀.k͡pɛ́.tɛ̀/
Definitions
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mud
Similar wordspọ̀tọ̀pọ́tọ̀nounẹrọ̀fọ̀Possibly similar wordsẹrẹ̀noun Wiktionary points at “ẹrẹ̀”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “èrè”, which matches once underdots are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ẹrẹ̀” may be a word nobody has written up yet. èrè advantage, reward erè python, specifically the Ball python, regarded as a symbol of the rainbow spirit, Òṣùmàrè ère statue, figurine, sculpture eré physical play èré inflamed or swollen part of the body èré curse erèé black-eyed pea (cowpea); lima bean
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “pẹ̀tẹ̀pẹ́tẹ̀”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Noun sense derives from ideophone sense, ultimately from pẹ̀tẹ̀ + pẹ́tẹ̀
Component words
pẹ̀tẹ̀pẹ́tẹ̀
Words in other languages from this one
These are words in other languages that came from this Yorùbá word, mostly through trade, the Atlantic slave trade, and contact with neighbouring languages.
They are not translations. A word here means what it means in its own language, which may have drifted a long way from the Yorùbá it started as.
petepeteSranan Tongo
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 4,
where this word is spelled “pẹtẹpẹtẹ”.
Reference:
en-pẹtẹpẹtẹ-yo-noun-rwf~kat8