Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
tantabara. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
tantabara, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
tantabara in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
tantabara you have here. The definition of the word
tantabara will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
tantabara, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Hausa
Alternative forms
Etymology
Likely from a Berber language, probably Northern Saharan Berber atbir (“pigeon”) (in its feminine form, tatbirt), but perhaps influenced by or compounded with the rarer Hausa form bàr̃ū (“pigeons”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tàntabàr̃ā f (plural tàntàbàr̃ai, possessed form tàntabàr̃ar̃)
- pigeon, turtle dove
Descendants
References
- Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN