tagomashi

Hausa

Etymology

From Tuareg, e.g. Tawellemmet tăgomăst (“cheek (part of the face); charm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tá.ɡóː.mà.ʃíː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [tə́.ɡʷóː.mə̀.ʃíː]

Noun

tagōmàshī m (possessed form tagōmàshin)

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References

• Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN