takobi
Hausa
Etymology
From Tuareg, e.g. Tamasheq tăkoba; a Songhay intermediate is possible, however.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tá.kòː.bíː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tə́.kʷòː.bíː]
Noun
takṑbī m or f (plural takubbā̀, possessed form takṑbin)
- sword
References
- Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, ISSN 1618-1425