fẹlifẹli

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• fẹli fẹli; fẹli-fẹli

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛ̄.lī.fɛ̄.lī/

Ideophone

fẹlifẹli

1. (of being hot) piping; steaming

   Iyán yìí gbóná fẹlifẹli. ― This pounded yam is piping hot.

2. (figurative, of news) breaking news

   Synonym: yàjóyàjó

   Ìròyìn tó gbóná fẹlifẹli ― Breaking news (literally, “Piping hot news”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛ̄.lí.fɛ̄.lì/

Noun

fẹlífẹlì

1. (Ijebu) razor blade