damisa
Hausa
editEtymology
editUnknown. Skinner suggests links to Proto-Bantu *ncímbá (“lion”) or Gwandara tamusu (“hyena”), but Blench rejects these in favour of a potential derivation from Tarakoid Benue-Congo; compare Pe ìdamu (“leopard”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdā̀misā̀ m or f (plural dāmisōshī or dā̀mìsū, possessed form dā̀misàn)