dobale

Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba dobale (prostrate).

Pronunciation

• dɔ̀bálɛ̀

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Verb

Intransitive Verb

• Make person lie face down for ground as person dey greet who senior am.

• Dobale for baba.  — (Egbokhare_2021, Prostrate and greet father.)
• I no fit dobale for anybody.  — (NSC_Tella_2021, I can't prostrate for anyone.)

Noun

• Make person lie down greet person wey senior am or wey pass am.

• I go go dobale for am make dem allow me comot.  — (NSC_Tella_2021, I will go to him to prostrate, so that they'll let me go.)

• Wetin man dey carry im friends go do when e want marry.

• We go do dobale for im wedding for Lagos.  — (NSC_Tella_2021, We went to perform the traditional wedding rites in Lagos.)

Translations

• English: Male prostrating flat while greeting an older person.