ẹrin keekee
Yoruba
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ẹ̀rín kk, ẹ̀rín kkk etc. (and so on, depending on the supposed length of the laugh)
- ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́, ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́ etc.
- ẹ̀rín kèékèékèé
- erin kkk, erin kkkk etc. (nonstandard spelling)
- kk, kkk etc.
Etymology
[edit]From ẹ̀rín (“laughter”) + kèékèé (“onomatopoeic imitation of laughter”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]ẹ̀rín kèékèé
- (chiefly Internet, text messaging) hahaha; lol (laughter)
- 2019-5-16, @omonikeadeoti, Twitter :https://twitter.com/omonikeadeoti/status/996658093294604295
- Ẹ káàrọ̀ o, alàgbà. Ẹ bá tiẹ̀ gbé oríyìn díẹ̀ fun. (Ẹ̀rín kèékèé)
- Good morning o, bros. Give him some credit. (Lmao)
- Ẹ káàrọ̀ o, alàgbà. Ẹ bá tiẹ̀ gbé oríyìn díẹ̀ fun. (Ẹ̀rín kèékèé)
Noun
[edit]ẹ̀rín kèékèé
- laugh; giggle
- 1998, “Iṣẹ́ Ìṣàtúntò Eyín—Kí Ni Ó Ní Nínú?”, in ÀKÁ ÌWÉ ORÍ ÍŃTÁNẸ́Ẹ̀TÌ ti Watchtower[1]:
- EYÍN rẹ ṣe pàtàkì! Wọ́n wúlò fún ọ nígbà tí o bá ń jẹun àti nígbà tí o bá ń sọ̀rọ̀, wọ́n tún kó ipa pàtàkì kan nínú ẹ̀rín músẹ́ tàbí ẹ̀rín kèékèé tí ó gún régé.
- YOUR teeth are important! You need them for eating and for speaking, and they are also an important part of a pleasant smile or laugh.