matsala

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Hausa

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mà.(t)sʼá.làː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [mə̀.sʼə́.làː]

Noun

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màtsalā̀ f (plural màtsalōlī, possessed form màtsalàr̃)

  1. problem, affair, obstacle

References

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  • Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 153.