baffa

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: baffas, baffât

Verb

baffa

1. third-person singular past historic of baffer

Hausa

Alternative forms

• bappa (reflecting the commoner pronunciation)

Etymology

From Fula bappa (“father's younger brother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /báf.fà/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [báɸ.ɸə̀]

Noun

baffà m (plural bàffànnī, possessed form baffàn)

1. paternal uncle