kãakãagi
Baatonum edit
Etymology edit
From Hausa kā̀kā̀kī, ultimately Onomatopoeic, cognate with Nupe kàkàki and Yoruba kàkàkí.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kãakãagi (plural kãakãagiwa, focus kãakãagiba, plural focus kãakãagibara)
- trumpet, kakaki; (usually played in the royal court of a monarch)
- 2021 February 17, Pierre Barassounon, Sanu Biɔ, Thébault Biɔ, Léonard Goragui, Jean Soutar, Dictionnaire Baatonum, SIL International, page 3:
- Kãakãagi ya bɔɔra
- The trumpet is broken
- trumpeter (trumpet player)
- Synonym: kãakãagi sowo
Related terms edit
- arugeeta (“type of small trumpet”)