karanta
See also: kāranta
Hausa
Etymology
From Kanuri kǝra (“read”), likely via the verbal noun kǝratǝ́. The ultimate origin is likely a Berber language (cf. Tamahaq ăɣăr), but Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʾa) has also been suggested.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ká.ràn.táː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [kə́.ràn.táː]
Verb
kar̃àntā (grade 1)
- read
References
- Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, ISSN 1618-1425