bẹrẹ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bere"

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̀.ɾɛ̀/

Verb

bẹ̀rẹ̀

1. (transitive, intransitive) to start, to commence, to begin

   Antonyms: dẹ́kun, dá, fòpin

Derived terms

• ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ (“beginning, start”)
• ilé ẹ̀kọ́ alákọ̀ọ́bẹ̀rẹ̀ (“elementary school”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̀.ɾɛ̀/

Verb

bẹ̀rẹ̀

1. (intransitive) to bend down, to crouch

   Antonyms: dìde dúró, dúró, nàró

Derived terms

• ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ (“the act of bending down”)
• bẹ̀rẹ̀mọ́lẹ̀ (“to bend down to the ground”)

Related terms

• lóṣòó (“to squat”)

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• bẹẹrẹ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̄.ɾɛ̄/

Verb

bẹrẹ

1. the grass Anadelphia afzeliana

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̀.ɾɛ́/

Ideophone

bẹ̀rẹ́

1. (of an entity) bending in the form of a slope or unevenly

Etymology 5

Possibly related to bẹ́ẹ́rẹ̀ (“firstborn son”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ́.ɾɛ̀/

Noun

bẹ́rẹ̀

1. an elderly male relative; (in particular) a revered or adored male elder

Related terms

• baba