bukka

Hausa

Etymology

From a Songhay language (e.g. Dendi bùgù), from Mandingo bùgú.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /búk.kàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bʊ́k.kàː]

Noun

bukkā̀ f (plural bukkōkī, possessed form bukkàr̃)

1. grass hut

Descendants

• → Zarma: búkkà
• → Yoruba: búkà
  • → English: buka

References

• Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN

Japanese

Romanization

bukka

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶっか