tanganran

Yoruba

Alternative forms

  • tánńganran

Etymology

  • Onomatopoeic, from the sound which the plate makes when it is either put on concrete floor or when it breaks as a result of being dashed to the concrete floor[1]
  • Possibly from Hausa tamgaram (“glass dish”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tã́.ɡã̄.ɾã̄/

Noun

tánganran

  1. china, porcelain, plate, dish

References

  1. ^ Ayo Yusuff ((Can we date this quote?)) “Communicating with the grassroots on contemporary discourse on humanitarian operations and crises management”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), pages 1-10
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