pẹtẹpẹtẹ

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Yoruba

Etymology 1

From Reduplication of pẹtẹ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k͡pɛ̄.tɛ̄.k͡pɛ̄.tɛ̄/

Ideophone

pẹtẹpẹtẹ

  1. of continuous mid-pitched noises of light walking on a muddy substance
Usage notes
  • The mid-tone in this word suggests the ideophone is describing a noise that is neither high or low, but average or in the middle

Etymology 2

From pẹtẹ +‎ pẹ́tẹ́.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k͡pɛ̄.tɛ̄.k͡pɛ́.tɛ́/

Ideophone

pẹtẹpẹ́tẹ́

  1. of distinct mid-pitched or high-pitched noises of light walking on a muddy substance
Usage notes
  • The mid tone and high tone in this word suggests the ideophone is describing a noise that is mid pitched and high pitched

Etymology 3

From Reduplication of pẹ̀tẹ̀.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k͡pɛ̀.tɛ̀.k͡pɛ̀.tɛ̀/

Ideophone

pẹ̀tẹ̀pẹ̀tẹ̀

  1. of continuous low-pitched noises of light walking on a muddy substance
Usage notes
  • The use of low-tone in this word suggests that the noise being described is deep and low

Etymology 4

Noun sense derives from ideophone sense, ultimately from pẹ̀tẹ̀ +‎ pẹ́tẹ̀

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k͡pɛ̀.tɛ̀.k͡pɛ́.tɛ̀/

Ideophone

pẹ̀tẹ̀pẹ́tẹ̀

  1. of distinct low-pitched noises of light walking on a muddy substance

Noun

pẹ̀tẹ̀pẹ́tẹ̀

  1. mud
    Synonyms: pọ̀tọ̀pọ́tọ̀, ẹrẹ̀, ẹrọ̀fọ̀
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