pẹlẹ
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "pele"
Yoruba
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Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]pẹ̀lẹ́
- sorry (used to apologize or express condolence)
- how are you, specifically used a greeting used by an older person to a younger person.
- Synonym: ǹlẹ́
Noun
[edit]pẹ̀lẹ́
- gentleness, ease
- ọ̀rọ̀ pẹ̀lẹ́ níí yọ obì lápò; ọ̀rọ̀ líle níí yọ ọfà lápó ― Gentle words yield an offer of kolanuts from the pockets; harsh words bring out arrows from the quiver (proverb on gentleness as a virtue)
Derived terms
[edit]- ìwàpẹ̀lẹ́ (“gentle behavior”)