German
Pronunciation
Verb
lalle
- inflection of lallen:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Hausa
Etymology 1
From Kanuri nallê, from a Berber language, e.g. Tamahaq anǝlla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lál.lèː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [lál.lèː]
Noun
lallḕ m (possessed form lallèn)
- henna
Descendants
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lál.léː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [lál.léː]
Adverb
lallē
- certainly, definitely
References
- Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN