sahani

Hausa

Etymology

From Maghrebi Arabic صْحَان (ṣḥān), plural of صَحْن (ṣaḥn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sà.háː.nìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sə̀.háː.nìː]

Noun

sàhānī̀ m (plural sàhā̀nai, possessed form sàhānìn)

  1. teakettle

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَحْن (ṣaḥn).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

sahani class IX (plural sahani class X)

  1. plate (a serving dish)
  2. short for sahani ya santuri (“phonograph record”)

Descendants

  • → Gujarati: સાની (sānī)
  • → Kikuyu: thani
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