azumi
See also: Azumi
Hausa
Etymology
From Tuareg, e.g. Tamasheq ăẓum, from Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔá.zù.míː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔá.zɪ̀.míː]
Noun
azùmī m (possessed form azùmin)
- a fast (especially that of Ramadan)
References
- Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, ISSN 1618-1425