meriiiri

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Yoruba[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From the phrase méè ìyí (I have not seen this before).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mé.ꜜɾíꜜí.ɾí/

Noun[edit]

méríìírí

  1. something unusual; strange
    • 2022, “Ìjẹ́wọ́ Ìnàkí Shìnágawà Kan”, in Olongo Africa[1]:
      Àbí, pípín ọtí bíà àti títàkurọ̀sọ pẹ̀lú ìnàkí ṣá jẹ́ oun méríìírí.
      I mean, sharing a beer and chatting with a monkey was a pretty unusual experience in and of itself.

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