pẹkirẹki

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Yoruba

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Adverb sense derives from the ideophone sense.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /k͡pɛ̀.kí.ɾɛ̀.kí/

Ideophone

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pẹ̀kírẹ̀kí

  1. (of an object) to be repeatedly meeting unexpectedly

Adverb

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pẹ̀kírẹ̀kí

  1. coincidentally, unexpectedly
    wọ́n pàdé pẹ̀kírẹ̀kí lọ́nà okoThey coincidentally met on the way to the farm