Hausa

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Etymology

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Partial reduplication of r̃amɓashēshḕ (huge, of a body), with a low tone pattern applied.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ràm.ɓàs.ɓàs/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ràm.ɓàs.ɓàs]

Ideophone

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r̃àmɓàsɓàs

  1. large and bare (usually used to describe a bald head)