tawada
Hausa
Alternative forms
- tàdawā̀
Etymology
The original form is tàdawā̀, from a Berber language (e.g. Tamahaq təddəwat (“ink”)), from Arabic دَوَاة (dawāh, “inkwell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tà.wá.dàː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tə̀.wə́.dàː]
Noun
tàwadā̀ f (plural tàwàdū, possessed form tàwadàr̃)
- ink
Descendants
- → Dendi: tàddáwȧa
- → Nupe: tàdǎwa
References
- Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, ISSN 1618-1425