hawa'i
Hausa
Etymology
From Arabic هَوَائِيّ (hawāʾiyy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hà.wáː.ʔíː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [hà.wáː.ʔíː]
Noun
hàwā'ī m or f (possessed form hàwā'in)
- irresponsible person; someone with their head in the clouds