baale

Yoruba

Etymology
  • Possibly from Arabic بَعْل‎ (baʕl, “husband, lord”) or baba (“father”) +‎ ilé (“house”), literally “Father of the house”

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bāá.lé/

Noun

baálé

  1. husband, head of household
    Synonym: ọkọ
    baálé gbọ́dọ̀ gbọ́ sí ọ̀rọ̀ yìí ― The head of the household must surely hear of this matter!

Derived terms
  • baáléelé (“head of the family”)
  • baálé-ilé (“family elder, agnatic head of an extended family”)
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