ẹrin kẹẹkẹẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ẹ̀rín kk, ẹ̀rín kkk etc. (and so on, depending on the supposed length of the laugh)
• ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́
• ẹ̀rín kèékèé, ẹ̀rín kèékèékèé etc.
• erin kkk, erin kkkk etc. (nonstandard spelling)
• kk, kkk etc.

Etymology

From ẹ̀rín (“laughter”) +‎ kèékèé (“onomatopoeic imitation of laughter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.ɾĩ́ kɛ̀ɛ́.kɛ̀ɛ́/

Interjection

ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́

1. (cheifly, Internet, text messaging) Alternative form of ẹ̀rín kèékèé (“hahaha; lol (laughter)”)

Noun

ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́

1. Alternative form of ẹ̀rín kèékèé (“laugh; giggle; grin”)
   • 2018-8-29, BBC News Yoruba, Facebook :

     Ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́ 😁 rèé lẹ́nu Minisita [Mínísítà] Raji Fashola tó jẹ́ gómìnà àná ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó àti Gómìnà Akinwumi Ambode

     These grins [Beaming Face with Smiling Eyes Emoji] on the faces of Minister Raji Fashola, a previous governor of Lagos State and Governor Akinwumi Ambode