takada

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Nupe[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hausa takàr̃dā, from a Berber language. From Arabic قِرْطَاس (qirṭās), from Aramaic קַרְטֵיסָא / ܩܪܛܝܣܐ (qarṭīsā), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Compare with Yoruba tákàda and Zarma takàrda.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tákàda (plural tákàdazhì)

  1. paper
  2. (by extension) book
    Synonyms: lítáfi, kìtabù

Yoruba[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hausa takàr̃dā, from a Berber language. From Arabic قِرْطَاس (qirṭās), from Aramaic קַרְטֵיסָא / ܩܪܛܝܣܐ (qarṭīsā), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Compare with Nupe tákàda and Zarma takàrda. Doublet of ṣáàtì and káàdì.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /tá.kà.dá/

Noun[edit]

tákàdá

  1. paper
    Synonym: ìwé