hukuma

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Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic حُكُومَة (ḥukūma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hù.kúː.màː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):

Noun

hùkūmā̀ f (plural hukūmōmī, possessed form hùkūmàr̃)

  1. authority, governing board