bindiga

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Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بُنْدُقِيَّة (bunduqiyya), perhaps via Kanuri bəndəgə.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bín.dí.ɡàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):

Noun

bindigā̀ f (plural bindigōgī, possessed form bindigàr̃)

  1. gun, firearm

Descendants

  • Nupe: bin̄diga

References

Nupe

Bin̄diga

Etymology

From Hausa bindigā̀, from Kanuri bəndəgə ultimately from Arabic بُنْدُقِيَّة (bunduqiyya).

Pronunciation

Noun

bin̄diga (plural bin̄digazhì)

  1. gun; firearm