pẹkirẹki

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Yoruba[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Adverb sense derives from the ideophone sense.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /k͡pɛ̀.kí.ɾɛ̀.kí/

Ideophone[edit]

pẹ̀kírẹ̀kí

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

Adverb[edit]

pẹ̀kírẹ̀kí

  1. coincidentally, unexpectedly
    wọ́n pàdé pẹ̀kírẹ̀kí lọ́nà oko ― They coincidentally met on the way to the farm
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