pẹ

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Yoruba

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pẹ́

  1. to be late or delayed
  2. to become a long time
    Synonym: pẹ́ títí
  3. (idiomatic) to live long; to last
    Synonyms: gbó, tọ́
    kí ọba kí ó pẹ́!May the king live long (literally, “May the king last (on the throne)”)
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pẹ́

  1. (transitive) to peck; to dislodge