tadawa

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tà.dá.wàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tə̀.də́.wàː]

Noun

tàdawā̀ f (possessed form tàdawàr̃)

  1. alternative form of tàwadā̀

Nupe

Etymology

Borrowed from Hausa tàdawā̀, from a Berber language, ultimately from Arabic دَوَاة (dawāh, “inkwell”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tà.dá.wā/

Noun

tàdáwa

  1. ink

Derived terms

  • màǹgè tàdáwa (“ink pot”)

Yoruba

Etymology

Borrowed from Hausa tàdawā̀, from a Berber language, ultimately from Arabic دَوَاة (dawāh, “inkwell”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tà.dá.wà/

Noun

tàdáwà

  1. ink
    Synonym: yíǹkì
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