حواي
Gulf Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic حَوَّاج (ḥawwāj) with palatalisation of the /d͡ʒ/ common in Gulf Arabic.
Pronunciation
- (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ħəˈwːɑːj/
Noun
حواي • (ḥawwāy) m
- apothecary, a specialist in traditional medicine, herbs, and hygiene, or the store in which one finds such merchandise
- Synonym: عطار (ʕaṭṭār)