bẹrẹ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bere"

Yoruba

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛ̀.ɾɛ̀/

Verb

bẹ̀rẹ̀

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to start, to commence, to begin
    Antonyms: dẹ́kun, , fòpin
Derived terms
  • ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ (beginning, start)
  • ilé ẹ̀kọ́ alákọ̀ọ́bẹ̀rẹ̀ (elementary school)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛ̀.ɾɛ̀/

Verb

bẹ̀rẹ̀

  1. (intransitive) to bend down, to crouch
    Antonyms: dìde dúró, dúró, nàró
Derived terms
  • ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ (the act of bending down)
  • bẹ̀rẹ̀mọ́lẹ̀ (to bend down to the ground)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛ̄.ɾɛ̄/

Verb

bẹrẹ

  1. the grass Anadelphia afzeliana

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛ̀.ɾɛ́/

Ideophone

bẹ̀rẹ́

  1. (of an entity) bending in the form of a slope or unevenly

Etymology 5

Possibly related to bẹ́ẹ́rẹ̀ (firstborn son)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛ́.ɾɛ̀/

Noun

bẹ́rẹ̀

  1. an elderly male relative; (in particular) a revered or adored male elder
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