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- akasidan
==Hausa==
===Etymology===
From {{bor|ha|en|accident}} (first pronunciation) and {{bor|ha|fr|accident}} (second pronunciation).
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|akasìdân}} {{q|Nigeria}} ''or'' {{ha-noun|m|àkā̀sī̀dân}} {{q|Niger}}
# automobile ]
- Amina
==Hausa==
===Etymology===
From {{bor|ha|ar|أَمِينَة}}.
===Proper noun===
{{ha-proper noun|f|Amīnà}} ''or'' {{ha-proper noun|f|Amī̀nā}}
# {{given name|ha|female}}
- baba
==Hausa==
{{rfe|ha|all etys}}
===Etymology 1===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|bā̀ba}}
# ]
# {{n-g|Used as a term of address for a man of appropriate age to be one's father, or who shares one's father's name.}}
===Etymology 2===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|bā̀bā|bā̀bànni}}
# ]
# ] man
===Etymology 3===
Probably an early borrowing from {{bor|ha|kr|báwà||paternal aunt}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|bābà}}
# ]
====References====
* {{R:WOLD|ha|4}}
===Etymology 4===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|bābā}}
# ] {{gloss|the plant, or the dye from it}}
{{topics|ha|Family}}
----
- baka
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
{{rfe|ha}}
====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|ha|/bàkáː/}}
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|bàkā|bakunkunā̀}}
# ]
# ]
# catch of a lock
===Etymology 2===
From {{m|ha|baki}}.
====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|ha|/bákà/}}
====Adverb====
{{head|ha|adverb|head=bakà}}
# in the ]
----
- Balarabe
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
From {{prefix|ha|ba|}} {{der|ha|ar|عَرَب}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|Bàlār̃abḕ|Lār̃abāwā|f=Bàlār̃abìyā}}
# ]
===Etymology 2===
From {{m|ha|Lā̀r̃àbā|t=Wednesday}}, with conflation from etymology 1.
====Proper noun====
{{ha-proper noun|m|Bàlār̃abè}}
# {{given name|ha|male}} ''given to a boy born on a Wednesday''.
=====Related terms=====
* {{l|ha|Bàlār̃abà}}
{{C|ha|Demonyms}}
- bara
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|barā̀|barōrī|f=baranyā̀}}
# ]
# A young person who out of respect volunteers to work for someone from time to time.
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|bar̃ā̀|bàr̃ā̀ce-bàr̃ā̀ce}}
# begging for ]
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|bā̀r̃ā}}
# one's ] {{gloss|e.g., in aiming at or attempting to catch something}}
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|bā̀ra}}
# ]
===Adverb===
{{head|ha|adverb|head=bā̀ra}}
# ]
----
- baya
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|bāyā}}
# ]
# ] surface
===Adverb===
{{head|ha|adverb|head=bāya}}
# ], ]
----
- caka
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|caka}}
# {{lb|ha|playing card}} ]
===Verb===
{{ha-verb|head=càkā|2}}
# ], ]
----
- cali
==Hausa==
{{was fwotd|ha|2020|November|21}}<!--only etymology 1 was featured-->
===Pronunciation 1===
* {{IPA|ha|/ˈt͡ʃáː.líː/}}
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|cālī}}
# ] ]
# {{lb|ha|figuratively}} a person full of ]s
===Pronunciation 2===
* {{IPA|ha|/ˈt͡ʃàː.lí/}}
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|cā̀li}}
# someone who ]s around; the ] character in a ]
===References===
* {{R:ha:Newman 2007|page=31|entry=cālī}}
* {{R:ha:Newman 2007|page=31|entry=cā̀li}}
]
]
]
----
- cibi
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|cibī}}
# {{lb|ha|dialectal}} ]
#:{{syn|ha|cokali}}
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|cībī̀}}
# {{lb|ha|pathology}} swollen protruding ]; ] ]
{{C|ha|Cutlery}}
----
- ciki
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|cikī̀|cikkunā̀}}
# ]
# {{lb|ha|euphemistic}} ]
===Adverb===
{{head|ha|adverb|head=ciki}}
# ]
----
- citta
==Hausa==
===Etymology===
{{rfe|ha}}
===Pronunciation===
{{rfp|ha}}
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|cìtta}}
# ] ] {{q|generic term}}
# {{lb|ha|dated}} {{taxlink|Aframomum melegueta|species|noshow=1}}
# {{lb|ha|dated}} ], ''{{l|mul|Capsicum annuum}}''
#:{{syn|ha|filfil}}
====Descendants====
* {{desc|ar|شَطَّة|bor=1}}, {{l|ar|شَطِيطَة}}
* {{desc|kr|njittá|bor=1}}
===Adverb===
{{head|ha|adverb|head=città}}
# ] ]s from today
{{C|ha|Plants}}
----
- daga
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|dagā|dagā̀gē}}
# ]-charm (worn on the upper arm or wrist)
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|dāgā}}
# ], ]
----
- dala
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
Borrowed from {{bor|ha|en|dollar}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|dalā̀|dalōlī}}
# Any of various currencies known as ]s or ]s.
# {{lb|ha|colloquial|Nigeria}} 25 ].
# {{lb|ha|Niger}} 5 ]s.
# {{lb|ha|obsolete}} 2 ]s.
===Etymology 2===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|dā̀la}}
# ] {{gloss|bird}}
{{C|ha|Currencies|Money|Birds}}
----
- dawa
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|dāwā̀|dāwōyī}}
# ]
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|dawà}}
# the ], the ]
{{C|ha|Grains}}
----
- duma
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|dumā|dumā̀mē}}
# ], ] ('']'')
===Verb===
{{ha-verb|head=dumā̀|1}}
# To put one's mouth deeply into something
# {{lb|ha|with an indirect object}} To strike a person with something
]
----
- gada
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|gadā̀|gadōdī}}
# ]
===Etymology 2===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|gàdā|gàdā}}
# crested ]
# {{lb|ha|figuratively}} Interested in or ostentatiously showing off something
{{C|ha|Antelopes}}
----
- halaka
==Hausa==
===Verb===
{{ha-verb|head=halàkā|1}}
# ]
===Verb===
{{ha-verb|head=hàlakà|3}}
# ], be ]ed
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|hàlakā̀}}
# ], ]ing
- hanci
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|hancī̀|hantunā̀}}
# ]
# ]
#:{{syn|ha|toshiya}}
====Derived terms====
* {{l|ha|hancin allura}}
===Adverb===
{{head|ha|adverb|head=à hanci}}
# in the ]
{{C|ha|Anatomy}}
- huhu
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
An ] word found in both Afroasiatic and Nilo-Saharan, cognate to {{cog|kr|fùfú}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|hū̀hū|hū̀hū}}
# ]
===Etymology 2===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|hūhū̀|hūhunā̀}}
# ] used to store ] nuts
{{topics|ha|Anatomy}}
----
- jami'a
==Hausa==
===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|ha|ar|جَامِعَة}}.
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|jāmi'ā̀|jāmi'ō'ī}}
# ]
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|jāmì'ā}}
# {{female equivalent of|ha|jami'i}}
{{C|ha|Education}}
- kafa
==Hausa==
===Alternative forms===
* {{l|ha|کَفَا}} {{q|Ajami}}
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|kafā|kafōfī}}
# small ], ]
# means of escape, ]
===Verb===
{{ha-verb|head=kafā̀|1}}
# to ], to ]
# To stick something into
# to ], to ]
# to ], to issue a law
----
- kanta
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|kantā}}
# ]
===Etymology 2===
Borrowed from {{bor|ha|en|counter}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|kantā̀|kantōcī}}
# ], ]
----
- kare
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
An ] word, perhaps from {{cog|ssa|-}}; compare {{cog|kr|kǝ́rì}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|kàrē|kar̃nukā̀|f=kàryā}}
# ]
===Etymology 2===
From {{bor|ha|fr|carré||square}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|kā̀r̃ê}}
# {{lb|ha|Niger}} ] {{q|of a city}}
{{topics|ha|Mammals}}
----
- kofi
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|kōfī̀|kōfunā̀}}
# ]
===Etymology 2===
Borrowed from {{bor|ha|en|coffee}}.
====Alternative forms====
* {{l|ha|kafe}}
{{C|ha|Containers|Beverages}}
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|kṑfī}}
# ]
#:{{syn|ha|gahawa}}
----
- koko
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|kōko}}
# a ] made from soaked ] ]
===Etymology 2===
Borrowed from {{bor|ha|en|cocoa}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|kṑkō}}
# ]
{{topics|ha|Foods}}
----
- kunne
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|kûnnē|kunnuwā̀}}
# {{lb|ha|anatomy}} ]
# {{lb|ha|botany}} ] {{gloss|of a plant}}
===Adverb===
{{head|ha|adverb|head=à kunne}}
# in or on the ear
----
- kunya
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|kunyā̀}}
# ], ]
# ]
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|kunyā|kunyōyī}}
# {{lb|ha|agriculture}} ] (between ]s)
----
- kwaɗo
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
An ] word, found in both {{cog|nic}} (e.g. {{cog|gaa|kɔ̃́dɔ̃́||frog}}) and {{cog|ssa}} (e.g. {{cog|teq|kwúɗóʔ||frog, toad}}). The ultimate origin may be ideophonic.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|kwā̀ɗō|kwā̀ɗī}}
# ], ]
# ]
# ] ] in the shape of a ] ]
===Etymology 2===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|kwaɗò}}
# a kind of ], usually made with ]s
{{C|ha|Amphibians|Sauces}}
- laka
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|lakā}}
# {{lb|ha|anatomy}} ]
===Etymology 2===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|lākā}}
# Pond mud or clay (used for building houses)
----
- latsa
==Hausa==
===Verb===
{{head|ha|verb|head=lātsā̀|grade 1}}
# to ], to ]
# to ] someone regarding a difficult matter
{{head|ha|verb|head=lā̀tsā|grade 2}}
# to squeeze
====Related terms====
* {{l|ha|latse|lātsḕ|gloss=to crush flat}} {{qualifier|grade 4}}
----
- makama
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
From {{af|ha|ma-|kama|id1=instrumental}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|makāmā}}
# ]
# ], ]
===Etymology 2===
{{rfe|ha}}
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|makā̀mā}}
# a traditional title for an ] to the ]
----
- makaɗi
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
From {{af|ha|ma-|kaɗa|id1=agentive}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|makàɗī}}
# ]
# ]
===Etymology 2===
From {{af|ha|ma-|kaɗa|id1=instrumental}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|makaɗī}}
# ]
# ]
{{C|ha|Musicians|Musical instruments}}
- masaya
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
From {{af|ha|ma-|saya|id1=locative}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|masayā}}
# A place for buying things.
===Etymology 2===
From {{af|ha|ma-|saye|id1=locative}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|masāyā}}
# A place for hiding things.
----
- mata
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|mā̀tā|mātā}}
# ]
# ]
====Related terms====
* {{l|ha|mace}}
===Noun===
{{head|ha|noun plural form|head=mātā}}
# {{plural of|ha|mata}}
# {{plural of|ha|mace}}
----
- murza
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|mùrzā}}
# ]
===Verb===
{{head|ha|verb|head=murzā̀|grade 1}}
# to roll strands of cotton between the palms to make thread
# to rub with palms, to ]
- nasara
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
From {{bor|ha|ar|نَصْر||victory}}
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|nasar̃ā̀|nasar̃ōr̃ī}}
# ], ]
===Etymology 2===
From {{bor|ha|ar|نَصَارَى}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|p|nasār̃ā̀}}
# ]s
=====Alternative forms=====
* {{l|ha|nasaru}}
{{C|ha|Christianity}}
- rama
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|ramā̀}}
# ], ]
===Etymology 2===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|rā̀ma}}
# ]
----
- rana
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|rānā|rā̀nàikū|pos=ran}}
# ]
# ] of the ]
# ]
====Derived terms====
* {{l|ha|rana-rana||occasionally}}
===Adverb===
{{head|ha|adverb|head=rāna}}
# in the ]
{{topics|ha|Celestial bodies|Time}}
----
- riba
==Hausa==
===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|ha|ar|رِبًا}}.
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|r̃ìba}}
# bank interest, ]
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|r̃ībā̀}}
# ]
# ], ], ]
----
- sa'a
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
Borrowed from {{bor|ha|ar|سَاعَة}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|sā'ā̀|sā'ō'ī}}
# ]
#: {{syn|ha|awa}}
# ] ], good ]
===Etymology 2===
{{rfe|ha}}
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|sa'ā̀|sa'ō'ī|g2=f}}
# ]
{{C|ha|Time}}
- safa
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|sàfâ}}
# large, intercity ]
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|sā̀fā|sā̀fànnī}}
# ]s, ]s
{{C|ha|Clothing}}
----
- sannu
==Hausa==
===Interjection===
{{head|ha|interjection|head=sànnu}}
# ]
# ] {{q|expression of sympathy}}
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|sannù}}
# ], ]
====Derived terms====
* {{l|ha|sànnu-sànnu}}
- sau
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|sau|sāwā̀yē}}
# ]
# ], ]
# ]
# ] {{gloss|travel}}
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|sàu}}
# ] {{gloss|multiplication}}
===Verb===
{{head|ha|verb form|head=sau}}
# {{clipping of|ha|sàkā|t=release}} {{q|used before an object}}
----
- saye
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|sàyē|sàyē-sàyē}}
# A ]; ]
# {{verbal noun of|ha|saya}}
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|sā̀yē}}
# Speaking in a way such as to hide the meaning from a listener.
----
- shadda
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|shaddā̀}}
# cotton ]
===Etymology 2===
Borrowed from {{bor|ha|ar|شَدَّة||strengthening}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|shaddā̀}}
# {{l|en|shadda}} {{gloss|gemination diacritic in Arabic script}}
===Etymology 3===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|shâddā|shaddōdī}}
# pit ]
- shayi
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
Borrowed from {{bor|ha|ar|شَاي}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|shāyì}}
# ]
#: {{syn|ha|ti}}
===Etymology 2===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|shā̀yī}}
# {{only used in|ha|ɗan shayi}}
{{C|ha|Beverages}}
- sura
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
From {{bor|ha|ar|سُورَة|t=chapter of the Qur'an}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|sūr̃ā̀|sūr̃ōr̃ī}}
# {{lb|ha|Islam}} ]
===Etymology 2===
From {{bor|ha|ar|صُورَة}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|sūr̃ā̀|sūr̃ōr̃ī}}
# ], ], ], ]
===Etymology 3===
====Verb====
{{ha-verb|3|head=sū̀r̃ā}}
# ] down to ] something
----
- taguwa
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
Borrowed from {{bor|ha|ff|taggore}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|taguwā̀|taguwōyī}}
# a kind of ] worn by men
===Etymology 2===
{{rfe|ha}}
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|tā̀guwā̀|tā̀guwai}}
# female ]
=====Hypernyms=====
* {{l|ha|raƙumi}}
{{C|ha|Clothing|Mammals}}
- tara
==Hausa==
{{cardinalbox|ha|8|9|10|takwas|goma}}
===Etymology 1===
Considered by Blench to be likely derived from a Plateau {{der|ha|nic-bco}} language; compare {{cog|hoe|taras}}, {{cog|ruk|ataras}}, {{cog|pym|téres}}.
====Numeral====
{{head|ha|numeral|head=tar̃à|g=f}}
# ]
===Etymology 2===
====Verb====
{{ha-verb|1|head=tārā̀}}
# ], ]
# ] up
===Etymology 3===
====Verb====
{{ha-verb|2|head=tàrā}}
# go to ] or ] someone
# ] up something to ] later
===Etymology 4===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|tā̀rā}}
# ] {{q|of money}}
===Etymology 5===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|tā̀rā}}
# being ], ] about something
----
- tsaka
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|tsakā|tsakā̀kē}}
# a kind of ]
# {{lb|ha|figuratively}} someone who is ]
===Adverb===
{{head|ha|adverb|head=tsakà}}
# in the ], in the ]
====Derived terms====
* {{l|ha|tsakà-tsakà}}
====Related terms====
* {{l|ha|tsàkānī}}
* {{l|ha|tsakiyā̀}}
{{C|ha|Reptiles}}
----
- wada
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|wàdā}}
# ]
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|wā̀dā|g2=f}}
# ]
# ]
----
- wala
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|wālā}}
# ]
===Verb===
{{head|ha|verb|head=wālā̀|grade 1}}
# to ]
]
----
- wanka
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|wankā}}
# ]
===Verb===
{{head|ha|verb|head=wankā̀|grade 1}}
# to ]
----
- wata
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|watā̀|wàtànnī}}
# ]
# ]
===Pronoun===
{{head|ha|pronoun form|g=f|head=wata}}
# {{inflection of|ha|wani||f}}
{{topics|ha|Celestial bodies|Time}}
----
- wuski
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|wuskī|wusā̀kē}}
# ] person
# ]
===Etymology 2===
Borrowed from {{bor|ha|en|whiskey}}.
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|wuskī̀}}
# ]
{{C|ha|Alcoholic beverages|People}}
----
- wuya
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|wuyā̀|wuyōyī}}
# ]
# ] {{gloss|narrow part of a bottle}}
===Etymology 2===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|wùyā}}
# ], ]
{{C|ha|Anatomy}}
- yalo
==Hausa==
]
===Etymology===
From {{bor|ha|en|yellow}}; the noun is likely derived from the adjective.
===Adjective===
{{head|ha|adjective|head=yalṑ}}
# ]
====Derived terms====
* {{l|ha|yalò-yalò||yellowish}}
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|yālō}}
# ], {{taxlink|Solanum incanum|species}}
{{C|ha|Plants}}
- zamani
==Hausa==
===Etymology===
From {{bor|ha|ar|زَمَن}} and {{m|ar|زَمَان}}.
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|zāmànī}} ''or'' {{ha-noun|m|zā̀mānī̀}}
# ], ], ], ]
{{C|ha|Time}}
----
- zara
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|zàrā}}
# ] {{gloss|moving from side to side}}
===Etymology 2===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|f|zā̀r̃ā}}
# red-bellied tree starling
===Etymology 3===
====Verb====
{{head|ha|verb|head=zàrā|grade 2}}
# to ], to ]
----
- zare
==Hausa==
===Etymology 1===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|zàrē|zarurrukā̀|pl2=zarūruwā̀}}
# ], ]
===Etymology 2===
====Noun====
{{ha-noun|m|zā̀rē}}
# ] ]ed because of poor ].
# ] {{gloss|person}}
===Etymology 3===
====Verb====
{{head|ha|verb|head=zarḕ|grade 4}}
# {{lb|ha|using an indirect object}} to ] from
===Etymology 4===
====Verb====
{{head|ha|verb|head=zārḕ|grade 4}}
# to ], to ], to ]
# to ] from, to be unconcerned with
]
----
- ƙasa
==Hausa==
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|ƙasā|ƙasā̀shē}}
# ], ]
# ]
# ], ], ]
====Derived terms====
* {{l|ha|lā̀bār̃ìn ƙasā|t=geography}}
===Adverb===
{{head|ha|adverb|head=ƙasà}}
# on the ]
====Alternative forms====
* {{l|ha|ƙas}}
- ɗari
==Hausa==
===Numeral===
{{head|ha|numeral|head=ɗàrī|g=f|plural|ɗarurruwā̀}}
# ]
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|f|ɗàrī|ɗarurrukā̀}}
# {{lb|ha|obsolete|Nigeria}} ]-]
===Noun===
{{ha-noun|m|ɗārī}}
# ] due to ] or ]
{{C|ha|Money}}