kakaki

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Hausa[edit]

Kakaki.

Etymology[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /kàː.kàː.kíː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kàː.kàː.cíː]

Noun[edit]

kā̀kā̀kī m (possessed form kā̀kā̀kin)

Descendants[edit]

→ Nupe: kàkàki
→ Yoruba: kàkàkí
→ Baatonum: kãakãagi

Nupe[edit]

Kàkàkizhì yán Bagandòzhì.

Etymology[edit]

From Hausa kā̀kā̀kī.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /kà.kà.ki/

Noun[edit]

kàkàki (plural kàkàkizhì)

trumpet (in particular) those played in royal ensembles for an etsu.

Derived terms[edit]

Májin kàkàki (“chief trumpeter”)

Yoruba[edit]

Ọkùnrin mẹ́ta tó ń fun kàkàkí ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Kánò.

Alternative forms[edit]

كَكَكِ

Etymology[edit]

From Hausa kā̀kā̀kī.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /kà.kà.kí/

Noun[edit]

kàkàkí

(music) trumpet; (in particular) the kakaki

Derived terms[edit]

afunkàkàkí (“trumpeter”)

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