damisa

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Hausa

Etymology

Unknown. Skinner suggests links to Proto-Bantu *ncímbá (lion) or Gwandara tamusu (hyena), but Blench rejects these in favour of a potential derivation from Tarakoid Benue-Congo; compare Pe ìdamu (leopard).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dàː.mí.sàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):

Noun

dā̀misā̀ m or f (plural dāmisōshī or dā̀mìsū, possessed form dā̀misàn)

  1. leopard