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)