damisa
Hausa
Etymology
Unknown. Skinner suggests links to Proto-Bantu *ǹcímbá (“lion”) or Gwandara tamusu (“hyena”), but Blench rejects these in favour of a potential derivation from Tarakoid Benue-Congo; compare Pe ìdamu (“leopard”).
Noun
dā̀misā̀ m, f (plural dāmisōshī or dā̀mìsū, possessed form dā̀misàn)
- leopard