pẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• پعَِ

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k͡pɛ́/

Verb

pẹ́

1. to be late or delayed
2. to become a long time

   Synonym: pẹ́ títí

3. (idiomatic) to live long; to last

   Synonyms: gbó, tọ́

   kí ọba kí ó pẹ́! ― May the king live long (literally, “May the king last (on the throne)”)

Derived terms

• apẹ́
• láìpẹ́
• pípẹ́
• àìpẹ́
• ìpẹ́

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k͡pɛ́/

Verb

pẹ́

1. (transitive) to peck; to dislodge