sahani

Hausa

Etymology

From Maghrebi Arabic صْحَان (ṣḥān), plural of صَحْن (ṣaḥn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sà.háː.nìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sə̀.háː.nìː]

Noun

sàhānī̀ m (plural sàhā̀nai, possessed form sàhānìn)

1. teakettle

Swahili

sahani

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَحْن (ṣaḥn).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

sahani class IX (plural sahani class X)

1. plate (a serving dish)
2. short for sahani ya santuri (“phonograph record”)

Descendants

• → Kikuyu: thani