wanzam

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hausa wànzâm.

Noun[edit]

wanzam (plural wanzams)

  1. An itinerant barber in parts of Africa, especially one that performs circumcisions.

Hausa[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /wàn.zâm/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [wàn.zâŋ]

Noun[edit]

wànzâm m

  1. Alternative form of wànzāmī̀ (“barber”)
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