hawa'i

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Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic هَوَائِيّ (hawāʔiyy).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /hà.wáː.ʔíː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [hà.wáː.ʔíː]

Noun[edit]

hàwā'ī m or f (possessed form hàwā'in)

  1. irresponsible person; someone with their head in the clouds