yẹra
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Yoruba[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From yẹ̀ (“to shift”) + ara (“body”), literally “to shift one's body”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
yẹra
- (literally) to turn the body sideways
- (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