alabe
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Hausa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Clearly related to Tamasheq elăbăy (“tobacco pouch”) and Zarma álbày (“leather purse”), but the direction of borrowing is unclear.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
àlabḕ m (plural àlàbai, possessed form àlabèn)
- leather wallet (often carried hanging from the neck)
References[edit]
- Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
alabe
- inflection of alabar: