ejirẹ
Yoruba
Etymology
èjì (“two”) + rẹ́ (“to be friendly to, to be friends”), literally “The two friends”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /è.d͡ʒì.ɾɛ́/
Noun
èjìrẹ́
- twins
- Synonym: ìbejì
- A praise or oríkì name for twins
Derived terms
- Èjìrẹ́ ará Ìsókùn
- Èjìrẹ́ Ọ̀kín (“A nickname for twins from their oríkì”)