yẹra
Yoruba
Etymology
From yẹ̀ (“to shift”) + ara (“body”), literally “to shift one's body”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɛ̄.ɾā/
Verb
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
Derived terms
- yẹrafún (“to dodge, to evade”)
- ìyẹra (“the act of excusing someone”)