igbalẹ
Yoruba
editEtymology 1
editFrom ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbá (“to sweep, to broom”) + ilẹ̀ (“floor, ground”), literally “That which sweeps the ground”
Pronunciation
editNoun
editìgbálẹ̀
Synonyms
editYoruba varieties (broom)
Language Family | Variety Group | Variety | Words |
---|---|---|---|
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | ùgbálẹ̀ |
Ìkálẹ̀ | - | ||
Ìlàjẹ | - | ||
Oǹdó | ùgbálẹ̀, ọghọ̀, àílèé | ||
Ọ̀wọ̀ | àísá, ùgbálẹ̀, ọghọ̀ | ||
Usẹn | - | ||
Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | ụ̀gbálẹ̀, eṣiṣilọ́ọ̀, ọọ̀ |
Ifẹ̀ | - | ||
Ìgbómìnà | - | ||
Ìjẹ̀ṣà | - | ||
Western Àkókó | - | ||
Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | - | |
Ẹ̀gbá | - | ||
Ìbàdàn | ìgbálẹ̀ | ||
Òǹkò | - | ||
Ọ̀yọ́ | ìgbálẹ̀ | ||
Standard Yorùbá | ìgbálẹ̀, ọwọ̀ | ||
Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìbùnú | - | |
Ìjùmú | - | ||
Ìyàgbà | - | ||
Owé | ọwọ̀ | ||
Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀ | - |
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editNoun
editìgbàlẹ̀
- sacred grove where Eégún performers and worshipers meet before a festival or performance