pẹlẹ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pele"

Yoruba
Yoruba phrasebook
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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /k͡pɛ̀.lɛ́/

Interjection

pẹ̀lẹ́

  1. sorry (used to apologize or express condolence)
  2. how are you, specifically used a greeting used by an older person to a younger person.
    Synonym: ǹlẹ́

Noun

pẹ̀lẹ́

  1. gentleness, ease
    ọ̀rọ̀ pẹ̀lẹ́ níí yọ obì lápò; ọ̀rọ̀ líle níí yọ ọfà lápó ― Gentle words yield an offer of kolanuts from the pockets; harsh words bring out arrows from the quiver (proverb on gentleness as a virtue)

Derived terms
  • ìwàpẹ̀lẹ́ (“gentle behavior”)
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