hukuma

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic حُكُومَة (ḥukūma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hù.kúː.màː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [hʊ̀.kʷúː.màː]

Noun

hùkūmā̀ f (plural hukūmōmī, possessed form hùkūmàr̃)

1. authority, governing board