tadawa

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Hausa[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tà.dá.wàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tə̀.də́.wàː]

Noun[edit]

tàdawā̀ f (possessed form tàdawàr̃)

  1. Alternative form of tàwadā̀

Nupe[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hausa tàdawā̀, from a Berber language, ultimately from Arabic دَوَاة (dawāh, inkwell).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tàdáwa

  1. ink

Derived terms[edit]

Yoruba[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hausa tàdawā̀, from a Berber language, ultimately from Arabic دَوَاة (dawāh, inkwell).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tàdáwà

  1. ink
    Synonym: yíǹkì