bílálà
noun
/bí.lá.là/
Definitions
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whip
Similar wordspàṣánnounkòbókò ẹgbanoun 3 entries are spelled “ẹgba”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ẹgba whip ẹ̀gbà jewelry, bracelet ẹ̀gbà paralysis patiyẹnounọrẹ́nounìlágbàPossibly similar wordsàtorìnnoun Wiktionary points at “àtorìn”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “àtòrìn”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “àtorìn” may be a word nobody has written up yet. àtòrìn the tree Glyphaea Lateriflora
- a drumstick made of flexible raw hide
Etymology
From Hausa būlālā̀.
Listed as a similar word by
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The meaning shown next to each is the one that named this word.
a long whip
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “bilala”.
Reference:
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