cibiya

Hausa

Etymology

Probably cognate with Podoko zhɨmba, Ngizim zabau, Bura shimbə̀r, Ngamo tùmbò.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃíː.bì.jáː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [t͡ʃíː.bɪ̀.jáː]

Noun

cībìyā f (possessed form cībìyar̃)

  1. navel; umbilical cord
  2. center

References

  • Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 33.
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