Hausa

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Arabic مَوْت (mawt).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mú.tú.wàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [mʊ́.tʊ́.wàː]

Noun

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mutuwā̀ f (possessed form mutuwàr̃)

  1. death
  2. verbal noun of mutu

References

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  • Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 159.