ẹrin kẹẹkẹẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • ẹ̀rín kk, ẹ̀rín kkk etc. (and so on, depending on the supposed length of the laugh)
  • ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́
  • ẹ̀rín kèékèé, ẹ̀rín kèékèékèé etc.
  • erin kkk, erin kkkk etc. (nonstandard spelling)
  • kk, kkk etc.

Etymology

From ẹ̀rín (“laughter”) +‎ kèékèé (“onomatopoeic imitation of laughter”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛ̀.ɾĩ́ kɛ̀ɛ́.kɛ̀ɛ́/

Interjection

ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́

  1. (cheifly, Internet, text messaging) Alternative form of ẹ̀rín kèékèé (“hahaha; lol (laughter)”)

Noun

ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́

  1. Alternative form of ẹ̀rín kèékèé (“laugh; giggle; grin”)
    • 2018-8-29, BBC News Yoruba, Facebook :
      Ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́ 😁 rèé lẹ́nu Minisita [Mínísítà] Raji Fashola tó jẹ́ gómìnà àná ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó àti Gómìnà Akinwumi Ambode
      These grins [Beaming Face with Smiling Eyes Emoji] on the faces of Minister Raji Fashola, a previous governor of Lagos State and Governor Akinwumi Ambode
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