samɓalɓal

Hausa

Etymology

Partial reduplication of sàmɓal (“straight; tall”), with a low tone pattern applied.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sàm.ɓàl.ɓàl/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sàm.ɓàl.ɓàl]

Ideophone

sàmɓàlɓàl

1. straight and tall, slender (of a person)