"pẹlẹ" meaning in Yoruba

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Interjection

IPA: /k͡pɛ̀.lɛ́/ Forms: pẹ̀lẹ́ [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|interjection|head=pẹ̀lẹ́|head2=}} pẹ̀lẹ́, {{yo-pos|interjection|pẹ̀lẹ́}} pẹ̀lẹ́
  1. sorry (used to apologize or express condolence)
    Sense id: en-pẹlẹ-yo-intj-YqhlsWK8
  2. how are you, specifically used a greeting used by an older person to a younger person. Synonyms: ǹlẹ́
    Sense id: en-pẹlẹ-yo-intj-eWbGQ2AI

Noun

IPA: /k͡pɛ̀.lɛ́/ Forms: pẹ̀lẹ́ [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=pẹ̀lẹ́|head2=}} pẹ̀lẹ́, {{yo-pos|noun|pẹ̀lẹ́|}} pẹ̀lẹ́, {{yo-noun|pẹ̀lẹ́}} pẹ̀lẹ́
  1. gentleness, ease Derived forms: ìwàpẹ̀lẹ́ (english: gentle behavior)
    Sense id: en-pẹlẹ-yo-noun-kmnHwbRl Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba phrasebook Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 13 9 78 Disambiguation of Yoruba phrasebook: 16 7 77

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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "interjection",
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        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "pẹ̀lẹ́",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "pẹ̀lẹ́",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
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  "pos": "intj",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "sorry (used to apologize or express condolence)"
      ],
      "id": "en-pẹlẹ-yo-intj-YqhlsWK8",
      "links": [
        [
          "sorry",
          "sorry"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "how are you, specifically used a greeting used by an older person to a younger person."
      ],
      "id": "en-pẹlẹ-yo-intj-eWbGQ2AI",
      "links": [
        [
          "how are you",
          "how are you"
        ],
        [
          "greeting",
          "greeting#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ǹlẹ́"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/k͡pɛ̀.lɛ́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pẹlẹ"
}

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        "head2": ""
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      "name": "head"
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  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "13 9 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "gentle behavior",
          "word": "ìwàpẹ̀lẹ́"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Gentle words yield an offer of kolanuts from the pockets; harsh words bring out arrows from the quiver (proverb on gentleness as a virtue)",
          "text": "ọ̀rọ̀ pẹ̀lẹ́ níí yọ obì lápò; ọ̀rọ̀ líle níí yọ ọfà lápó",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "gentleness, ease"
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          "gentleness",
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      "ipa": "/k͡pɛ̀.lɛ́/"
    }
  ],
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        "head2": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "intj",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "sorry (used to apologize or express condolence)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sorry",
          "sorry"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "how are you, specifically used a greeting used by an older person to a younger person."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "how are you",
          "how are you"
        ],
        [
          "greeting",
          "greeting#English"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ǹlẹ́"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/k͡pɛ̀.lɛ́/"
    }
  ],
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}

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  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "gentle behavior",
      "word": "ìwàpẹ̀lẹ́"
    }
  ],
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        "canonical"
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    {
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        "3": ""
      },
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        "1": "pẹ̀lẹ́"
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Gentle words yield an offer of kolanuts from the pockets; harsh words bring out arrows from the quiver (proverb on gentleness as a virtue)",
          "text": "ọ̀rọ̀ pẹ̀lẹ́ níí yọ obì lápò; ọ̀rọ̀ líle níí yọ ọfà lápó",
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        }
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        "gentleness, ease"
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          "ease"
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    {
      "ipa": "/k͡pɛ̀.lɛ́/"
    }
  ],
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}

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