Yoruba edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Adverb sense derives from the ideophone sense.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /k͡pɛ̀.kí.ɾɛ̀.kí/

Ideophone edit

pẹ̀kírẹ̀kí

  1. (of an object) to be repeatedly meeting unexpectedly

Adverb edit

pẹ̀kírẹ̀kí

  1. coincidentally, unexpectedly
    wọ́n pàdé pẹ̀kírẹ̀kí lọ́nà okoThey coincidentally met on the way to the farm