gbalẹ

Itsekiri

Etymology

Contraction of gbá àlẹ̀ (“to sweep the ground”). Cognates include Yoruba gbálẹ̀, Ifè gbálɛ̀

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bá.lɛ̀/

Verb

gbálẹ̀

1. to sweep, to sweep the ground.

   Éè tè wá ká gbálẹ̀ ― He hasn't started to sweep

Yoruba

Etymology

Contraction of gbá ilẹ̀ (“to sweep the ground”). Cognates include Itsekiri gbálẹ̀, Ifè gbálɛ̀

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bá.lɛ̀/

Verb

gbálẹ̀

1. to sweep, to sweep the ground.

Derived terms

• ìgbálẹ̀
• agbálẹ̀
• gbálẹ̀gbálẹ̀