almakashi

Hausa edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic مَقَصّ (maqaṣṣ).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ʔàl.má.kà.ʃíː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔàl.mə́.kə̀.ʃíː]
Audio (Nigeria) (file)

Noun edit

àlmakàshī m (plural àlmàkàsai, possessed form àlmakàshin)

scissors

Descendants edit

→ Yoruba: àlùmọ́gàjí

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