baale
Yoruba
editEtymology
edit- Possibly from Arabic بَعْل (baʕl, “husband, lord”) or baba (“father”) + ilé (“house”), literally “Father of the house”
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbaálé
- husband, head of household
- Synonym: ọkọ
- baálé gbọ́dọ̀ gbọ́ sí ọ̀rọ̀ yìí ― The head of the household must surely hear of this matter!