bẹru
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- bèrù (Èkìtì)
Etymology
From bà (“to fear”) + ẹ̀rù (“fear”), literally “to fear fear”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛ̀.ɾù/
Verb
bẹ̀rù
- (transitive) to fear, to be afraid
- Synonym: bà
- (transitive) to show respect, to venerate
Derived terms
- ìbẹ̀rù (“fear, fearfulness”)