bẹrẹ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bere"
Yoruba
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editVerb
editbẹ̀rẹ̀
- (transitive, intransitive) to start, to commence, to begin
Derived terms
edit- ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ (“beginning, start”)
- ilé ẹ̀kọ́ alákọ̀ọ́bẹ̀rẹ̀ (“elementary school”)
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editVerb
editbẹ̀rẹ̀
Derived terms
edit- ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ (“the act of bending down”)
- bẹ̀rẹ̀mọ́lẹ̀ (“to bend down to the ground”)
Related terms
edit- lóṣòó (“to squat”)
Etymology 3
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editVerb
editbẹrẹ
Etymology 4
editPronunciation
editIdeophone
editbẹ̀rẹ́
Etymology 5
editPossibly related to bẹ́ẹ́rẹ̀ (“firstborn son”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbẹ́rẹ̀