shekara

Hausa

Etymology

Cognate with Duwai sā̀gâ (“year”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃèː.ká.ɽàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʃèː.kə́.ɽàː]

Noun

shḕkarā̀ f (plural shḕkàrū, possessed form shḕkaràr̃)

  1. year
  2. age (how old something or someone is)
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