tadawa

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tà.dá.wàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [tə̀.də́.wàː]

Noun

tàdawā̀ f (possessed form tàdawàr̃)

1. Alternative form of tàwadā̀

Nupe

Etymology

Borrowed from Hausa tàdawā̀, from a Berber language, ultimately from Arabic دَوَاة (dawāh, “inkwell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tà.dá.wā/

Noun

tàdáwa

1. ink

Derived terms

• màǹgè tàdáwa (“ink pot”)

Yoruba

Etymology

Borrowed from Hausa tàdawā̀, from a Berber language, ultimately from Arabic دَوَاة (dawāh, “inkwell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tà.dá.wà/

Noun

tàdáwà

1. ink

   Synonym: yíǹkì