taasa

Cebuano

Etymology

taas +‎ -a

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧a‧sa

Adjective

taasa

1. exclamatory form of taas

Fula

Etymology

Probably from Arabic طَاس (ṭās, “bowl, cup”), shortening of طَسْت (ṭast), from Middle Persian tšt' (tašt, “bowl”). possibly borrowed through Hausa tāsā̀.

Noun

taasa ka (plural taasaaji ɗi)

1. bowl

References

• M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.