bukka

Hausa

Etymology

From a Songhay language (e.g. Dendi bùgù), from Mandingo bùgú.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /búk.kàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [bʊ́k.kàː]

Noun

bukkā̀ f (plural bukkōkī, possessed form bukkàr̃)

  1. grass hut

Descendants

  • → Zarma: búkkà
  • → Yoruba: búkà

References

  • Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN

Japanese

Romanization

bukka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶっか
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