patẹwọ

Yoruba

Àwọn ènìyàn nínú ìjọ tó ń pàtẹ́wọ́

Alternative forms

• پَتعَِووَْ

Etymology

From pa (“to rub, to put together”) +‎ àtẹ́ (“that which is flat”) +‎ ọwọ́ (“hand”), literally “To clap the flat part of the hands together”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k͡pà.tɛ́.wɔ́/

Verb

pàtẹ́wọ́

1. to clap, to applaud

   Synonym: ṣápẹ́

   Ẹ kúuṣẹ́, pàtẹ́wọ́ fún ara yín! ― Well done, clap for yourselves!

Derived terms

• ìpàtẹ́wọ́ (“applause”)