petepete

== Kituba == === Adjective === petepete tender == Lingala == === Etymology === Borrowed from Kongo pete-pete. === Adjective === petepete soft weak == Sranan Tongo == === Etymology === Probably from Kongo pete-pete (“soft, flabby, slimy”) and Yoruba pẹtẹpẹtẹ (“mud”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /petepete/, [pɪ̞tɪ̞pɪ̞tɪ̞], [pe̝te̝pe̝te̝] === Ideophone === petepete Signifies soaking wetness ==== Descendants ==== Aukan: petepete Saramaccan: pɛtɛ, pɛtɛpɛtɛ, pɛ́tɛpɛtɛ, pɛtɛɛ === References ===