tattasai

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Hausa

Etymology

Probably ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *-tâ- (to be hot) and Proto-Afroasiatic *tsim- (plant), compare with Bura tàtàsi, Duwai ǹjìtta, Muyang tàtàsì, Miya tàtā̀sáy, Vame tàtàshí, Doublet of àttār̃ugū and Doublet of cìtta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tàːt.tàː.sái/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):

Noun

tā̀ttā̀sai f (possessed form tā̀ttā̀n)

  1. large red peppers; (in particular, Capsicum annuum)

Descendants

  • Yoruba: tàtàsé
  • Fula: tattaase