buɗa-baki

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Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally "open the mouth slightly". The sense of opening may indicate a calque of Arabic فِطْر (fiṭr).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bùː.ɗà.bàː.kí/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [bùː.ɗə̀.bàː.cɪ́]

Noun[edit]

bū̀ɗà-bā̀ki m

  1. (Islam) breaking the Ramadan fast
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