gbalẹgbalẹ

Yoruba

Gbálẹ̀gbálẹ̀ tí ń gbá ewé kúrò lọ́nà

Etymology

Reduplication of gbálẹ̀ (“to sweep the floor”, literally “floor sweeper”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bá.lɛ̀.ɡ͡bá.lɛ̀/

Noun

gbálẹ̀gbálẹ̀

1. street sweeper; street cleaner

   Synonym: agbálẹ̀