ìbálé
noun
/ì.bá.lé/
Definitions
- virginity
- hymen
- hymeneal blood
- 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 terms
omidannoun
ọbịtụnnoun
3 entries are spelled “ọbịtụn”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
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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