patẹwọ

Yoruba

Àwọn ènìyàn nínú ìjọ tó ń pàtẹ́wọ́

Alternative forms

پَتعَِووَْ‎

Etymology

From pa (“to rub, to put together”) +‎ àtẹ́ (“that which is flat”) +‎ ọwọ́ (“hand”), literally “To clap the flat part of the hands together”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /k͡pà.tɛ́.wɔ́/

Verb

pàtẹ́wọ́

to clap, to applaud
Synonym: ṣápẹ́

Ẹ kúuṣẹ́, pàtẹ́wọ́ fún ara yín! ― Well done, clap for yourselves!

Derived terms

ìpàtẹ́wọ́ (“applause”)

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