pẹlu

See also: pelu and peļu

Yoruba

Etymology

Possibly a grammaticalized form of pa (to do; to make) +‎ ẹ̀lú (mixture, combination, association)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k͡pɛ̀.lú/

Conjunction

pẹ̀lú

  1. with; and
    Mo lọ pẹ̀lú Adé sí ilé sinimá
    I went with Ade to the movie theater

Verb

pẹ̀lú

  1. to accompany someone, to be with someone
    mo pẹ̀lú u wọn lọI accompanied them to go
    Ọlọ́run á máa pẹ̀lú gbogbo waGod will be with all of us

Derived terms

  • pẹ̀lúpẹ̀lù (moreover)