tawada

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Hausa

Alternative forms

Etymology

From metathesis of tàdawā̀, from a Berber language (e.g. Tamahaq təddəwat (“ink”)), from Arabic دَوَاة (dawāh, “inkwell”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tàwadā̀ f (plural tàwàdū, possessed form tàwadàr̃)

  1. ink

Descendants

  • → Dendi: tàddáwȧa
  • → Nupe: tàdǎwa
  • → Yoruba: tàdáwà

References

  • Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN
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