kakaki

Hausa

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kàː.kàː.kíː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [kàː.kàː.cíː]

Noun

kā̀kā̀kī m (possessed form kā̀kā̀kin)

  1. a long metal trumpet, the kakaki
  2. funnel
  3. spokesperson

Descendants

  • → Nupe: kàkàki
  • → Yoruba: kàkàkí
  • → Baatonum: kãakãagi

Nupe

Etymology

From Hausa kā̀kā̀kī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kà.kà.ki/

Noun

kàkàki (plural kàkàkizhì)

  1. trumpet (in particular) those played in royal ensembles for an etsu.

Derived terms

  • Májin kàkàki (“chief trumpeter”)

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hausa kā̀kā̀kī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kà.kà.kí/

Noun

kàkàkí

  1. (music) trumpet; (in particular) the kakaki

Derived terms

  • afunkàkàkí (“trumpeter”)
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