"ibale" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Yoruba]

IPA: /ì.bá.lé/ Forms: ìbálé [canonical]
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 Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ì-|bá|ilé|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=The act of finding someone still at home|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to meet|t3=home}} ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bá (“to meet”) + ilé (“home”), literally “The act of finding someone still at home” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ìbálé|head2=}} ìbálé, {{yo-pos|noun|ìbálé|}} ìbálé, {{yo-noun|ìbálé}} ìbálé
  1. virginity
    Sense id: en-ibale-yo-noun-jRrmJo5T
  2. hymen
    Sense id: en-ibale-yo-noun-5VKgn6VL
  3. hymeneal blood Synonyms: ayèré
    Sense id: en-ibale-yo-noun-7xT67kO4
  4. virginity test
    Sense id: en-ibale-yo-noun-yTVrKcaR Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix) Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 3 2 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 97 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 2 95 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix): 4 5 6 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Culture Derived forms: ìgbàbálé (english: defloration), jábàálé (english: to disvirgin) Related terms: omidan (english: virgin), ọbitun (english: virgin), wúńdíá (english: virgin)
Disambiguation of Culture: 0 0 0 0
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      "english": "defloration",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    }
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      "form": "ìbálé",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    }
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        "hymeneal blood"
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          "word": "ayèré"
        }
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          "name": "Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix)",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "virginity test"
      ],
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        ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ì.bá.lé/"
    }
  ],
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      "english": "defloration",
      "word": "ìgbàbálé"
    },
    {
      "english": "to disvirgin",
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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        "2": "noun",
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    },
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      },
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        "1": "ìbálé"
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    {
      "english": "virgin",
      "word": "omidan"
    },
    {
      "english": "virgin",
      "word": "ọbitun"
    },
    {
      "english": "virgin",
      "word": "wúńdíá"
    }
  ],
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        "virginity"
      ],
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    },
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      ],
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    },
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        {
          "word": "ayèré"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ì.bá.lé/"
    }
  ],
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}

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