al'ada
Hausa
Etymology
From Arabic اَلْعَادَة (al-ʿāda).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔàl.ʔáː.dàː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔàl.ʔáː.dàː]
Noun
àl'ādā̀ f (plural àl'ā̀dū, possessed form àl'ādàr̃)
- custom, practice, habit
- menstruation
- Synonyms: jini, haila, bin-wata