cokali

Hausa

Etymology

Attested throughout the Sahel, but the ultimate origin is unclear. Kossmann suggests that a borrowing from Berber is plausible (e.g. Tawellemmet tăšokalt), and rejects the proposed European origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃóː.kà.líː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃóː.kə̀.líː]

Noun

cōkàlī m (plural cōkulā̀, possessed form cōkàlin)

1. spoon

   Synonym: (dialectal) cibi

References

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