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== Yoruba == === 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 === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ì.bá.lé/ === Noun === ìbálé virginity hymen hymeneal blood Synonym: ayèré virginity test ==== Derived terms ==== ìgbàbálé (“defloration”) jábàálé (“to disvirgin”) ==== Related terms ==== omidan (“virgin”) ọbitun (“virgin”) wúńdíá (“virgin”) === References === Renne, Elisha P. Population and Progress in a Yoruba Town [1], 2003