dumɓu

Hausa

FWOTD – 11 January 2022

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dúm.ɓúː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [dɪ́m.ɓúː]

Noun

dumɓū m (plural dumɓā̀yē, possessed form dumɓun)

1. worn-out tool
2. (figuratively) dimwit

Further reading

• Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN.