ƙawa

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See also: kawa, Kawa, káwa, kawá, kawą, and Kawą

Hausa

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

Noun

ƙāwā̀ f (possessed form ƙāwàr̃)

  1. a fondness; great desire

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

Noun

ƙawā f (plural ƙawā̀yē, possessed form ƙawar̃)

  1. a female friend of a woman or girl
  2. (politics) ally
Derived terms

References

  • Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 129.