kãakãagi

Baatonum

Etymology

From Hausa kā̀kā̀kī, ultimately Onomatopoeic, cognate with Nupe kàkàki and Yoruba kàkàkí.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kã̄a.kã̄a.ɡī/

Noun

kãakãagi (plural kãakãagiwa, focus kãakãagiba, plural focus kãakãagibara)

  1. trumpet, kakaki; (usually played in the royal court of a monarch)
    • 2021 February 17, Pierre Barassounon, Sanu Biɔ, Thébault Biɔ, Léonard Goragui, Jean Soutar, Dictionnaire Baatonum, SIL International, page 3:
      Kãakãagi ya bɔɔra
      The trumpet is broken
  2. trumpeter (trumpet player)
    Synonym: kãakãagi sowo
  • arugeeta (“type of small trumpet”)
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