alabe
Hausa edit
Etymology edit
Clearly related to Tamasheq elăbăy (“tobacco pouch”) and Zarma álbày (“leather purse”), but the direction of borrowing is unclear.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
àlabḕ m (plural àlàbai, possessed form àlabèn)
- leather wallet (often carried hanging from the neck)
References edit
Spanish edit
Verb edit
alabe
- inflection of alabar: