ẹrin kk
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
edit- ẹ̀rín kkk, ẹ̀rín kkkk etc. (and so on, depending on the supposed length of the laugh)
- ẹ̀rín kèékèé, ẹ̀rín kèékèékèé etc.
- ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́, ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́ etc.
- erin kkk, erin kkkk etc. (nonstandard spelling)
- kk, kkk etc.
Etymology
editFrom ẹ̀rín (“laughter”) + kèékèé or kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́ (onomatopoeic imitation of laughter).
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editẹ̀rín kk
- (text messaging, Internet slang) Abbreviation of ẹ̀rín kèékèé or ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́ (“hahaha; lol (laughter)”).
- 2019 October 26, “Ààmì ìdánimọ̀ orílẹ̀ èdèe Jamaica tí Kanye West lò di awuyewuye tí ó dá fìrìgbagbòó lórí ‘ìsààmì’”, in Global Voices[1]:
- Mo fẹ́ràn aṣọ òtútù mi, ó kàn jẹ́ wípé inú ṣì ń bí àwọn ènìyàn mi ẹ̀rín-kkkk #SundayServiceJa
- While people still mad, i like my sweater lol #SundayServiceJa
- 2019-5-16, @omonikeadeoti, Twitter :https://twitter.com/omonikeadeoti/status/996658093294604295
- Ẹ káàrọ̀ o, alàgbà. Ẹ bá tiẹ̀ gbé oríyìn díẹ̀ fun. (Ẹ̀rín kèékèé)
- Good morning o, bros. Give him some credit. (Lmao)
- Ẹ káàrọ̀ o, alàgbà. Ẹ bá tiẹ̀ gbé oríyìn díẹ̀ fun. (Ẹ̀rín kèékèé)
Noun
editẹ̀rín kk
- (text messaging, Internet slang) Abbreviation of ẹ̀rín kèékèé or ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́ (“laughter; giggling”).
- 2020-5-22, DJ uglyboy, Facebook :https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=564459734211847&id=138292253495266
- bayii ni awọn mẹtẹẹta gbe ẹrin kkkkkkk ti wọn si di mọ ara wọn. (báyìí ni àwọn mẹ́tẹ̀ẹ̀ta gbé ẹ̀rín kkkkkkk tí wọ́n sì dì í mọ́ ara wọn.)
- thus the three of them kept their laughter.
- bayii ni awọn mẹtẹẹta gbe ẹrin kkkkkkk ti wọn si di mọ ara wọn. (báyìí ni àwọn mẹ́tẹ̀ẹ̀ta gbé ẹ̀rín kkkkkkk tí wọ́n sì dì í mọ́ ara wọn.)