fẹlifẹli

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Yoruba[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fɛ̄.lī.fɛ̄.lī/

Ideophone[edit]

fẹlifẹli

  1. (of being hot) piping; steaming
    Iyán yìí gbóná fẹlifẹli. ― This pounded yam is piping hot.
  2. (figurative, of news) breaking news
    Synonym: yàjóyàjó
    Ìròyìn tó gbóná fẹlifẹli ― Breaking news (literally, “Piping hot news”)

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fɛ̄.lí.fɛ̄.lì/

Noun[edit]

fẹlífẹlì

  1. (Ijebu) razor blade
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