bahili

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Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic بَخِيل (baḵīl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bà.híː.lìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):

Noun

bàhīlī̀ m (feminine bàhīlìyā, plural bàhī̀lai, possessed form bàhīlìn)

  1. a miser; stingy person
    Antonym: mùbazzàr̃ī

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَخِيل (baḵīl).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

bahili (invariable)

  1. stingy, miserly

Derived terms