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

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