pẹpẹyẹ
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
edit- pápáyẹkẹ (Ijebu)
Etymology
editCompare with Itsekiri kpákpáyẹkẹ, Olukumi kpẹ́kpẹ́yẹ, Urhobo ikpukpuyẹkẹ, Edo ekpákpáyẹ, Ebira upẹpẹyẹ, The origin of the term is not clear, while it has cognates with Itsekiri and Olukumi, its existence in Baatonum and Edo could suggest that it is a borrowing from Edo?
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpẹ́pẹ́yẹ
Descendants
edit- Baatonum: kpákpáyẹ