ìbálé
noun
/ì.bá.lé/
Definitions
- virginity
- hymen
-
hymeneal blood
Possibly similar wordsayèrénoun Wiktionary points at “ayèré”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “ayèrẹ́”, which matches once underdots are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ayèré” may be a word nobody has written up yet. ayèrẹ́ the tree Albizia glaberrima
- virginity test
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bá (“to meet”) + ilé (“home”), literally “The act of finding someone still at home”
* This is referring to the notion of purity associated with virginity
Component words
Used in
ìgbàbáléjábàálé
Related words
omidannoun
ọbitunvirgin
Wiktionary points at “ọbitun”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “ọbịtụn”, which matches once underdots are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ọbitun” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
ọbịtụn
virgin, a recently married woman who has not had children
ọ̀bụ́tụ̀n
brain
obitọn
maiden, newlywed bride
wúńdíánoun
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ibale”.
Reference:
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