humusi

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic خُمْس (ḵums).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hú.mùː.síː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [hʊ́.mùː.síː]

Noun

humū̀sī m (possessed form humū̀sin)

  1. fifth of something

Alternative forms

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُمْس (ḵums).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

humusi class IX (plural humusi class X)

  1. one-fifth

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 94 Nr. 840
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