tăkoba

Tuareg

Etymology

There are no cognates within Berber. A borrowing from Latin copis (“short sword”) has been suggested.

Noun

tăkoba f (plural tikobawen) (Tamasheq, Tamahaq, Tawellemmet)

1. sword

Descendants

• → Arabic: تَاكُوبَا (tākūbā)
• → Hausa: takṑbī
• → Koyraboro Senni: takuba
• → Koyra Chiini: takuba
• → Zarma: tákúbâ, tókóbâ