cibiya

Hausa

Etymology

Probably cognate with Podoko zhɨmba, Ngizim zabau, Bura shimbə̀r, Ngamo tùmbò.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃíː.bì.jáː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃíː.bɪ̀.jáː]

Noun

cībìyā f (possessed form cībìyar̃)

1. navel; umbilical cord
2. center

References

• Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 33.