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 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”)