ẹrin kẹẹkẹẹ
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
edit- ẹ̀rín kk, ẹ̀rín kkk etc. (and so on, depending on the supposed length of the laugh)
- ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́
- ẹ̀rín kèékèé, ẹ̀rín kèékèékèé etc.
- erin kkk, erin kkkk etc. (nonstandard spelling)
- kk, kkk etc.
Etymology
editFrom ẹ̀rín (“laughter”) + kèékèé (“onomatopoeic imitation of laughter”).
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́
- (chiefly Internet, text messaging) Alternative form of ẹ̀rín kèékèé (“hahaha; lol (laughter)”)
Noun
editẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́
- Alternative form of ẹ̀rín kèékèé (“laugh; giggle; grin”)
- 2018-8-29, BBC News Yoruba, Facebook :
- Ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́ 😁 rèé lẹ́nu Minisita [Mínísítà] Raji Fashola tó jẹ́ gómìnà àná ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó àti Gómìnà Akinwumi Ambode
- These grins [Beaming Face with Smiling Eyes Emoji] on the faces of Minister Raji Fashola, a previous governor of Lagos State and Governor Akinwumi Ambode
- Ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́ 😁 rèé lẹ́nu Minisita [Mínísítà] Raji Fashola tó jẹ́ gómìnà àná ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó àti Gómìnà Akinwumi Ambode