Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
tunkiya. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
tunkiya, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
tunkiya in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
tunkiya you have here. The definition of the word
tunkiya will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
tunkiya, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Hausa
Etymology
Probably a suffixed form, synchronically analyzable as tum-ki-ya, from a putative root *tum, from Proto-Chadic *tmk. Cognate with Warji təəm, Tal t'ɨm, Saya təm, Miya tə́máku, Duwai tùnko, Uldeme təmbàk, Bana tə́mbə̀k, Karekare tàmci, Mbuko tə̄mān, Lagwan tɨme, Dangaléat tamgi, Kirya-Konzel tə̀mbə́kə́, Daba tùmùk. Possibly related to Zaghawa tami.
Pronunciation
Noun
tunkìyā f (plural tumāki, possessed form tunkìyar̃)
- sheep, ewe
References
- ^ *Jungraithmayr, Herrmann, Ibriszimow, Dymitr (1994) Chadic Lexical Roots. Tentative reconstruction, grading, distribution and comments. (Sprache und Oralität in Afrika; 20), volume I, Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag