yẹra

Yoruba

Etymology

From yẹ̀ (“to shift”) +‎ ara (“body”), literally “to shift one's body”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛ̄.ɾā/

Verb

yẹra

1. (literally) to turn the body sideways
2. (idiomatic) to give way, to move out of the way for someone, to allow someone to be excused

   Ẹ jọ̀ọ́, ẹ yẹra fún mi ― Please excuse me

Derived terms

• yẹrafún (“to dodge, to evade”)
• ìyẹra (“the act of excusing someone”)

Related terms

• dákun
• ɡáfárà (“excuse”)
• takété (“to move aside”)
• yọ̀ǹda (“to permit, to excuse”)