takobi

Gonja

Etymology

From Hausa takobi, from Tuareg, e.g. Tamasheq tăkoba; a Songhay intermediate is possible, however. Cognate with Adja dekpi.

Noun

takobi (plural atakobi)

1. sword

Hausa

Etymology

From Tuareg, e.g. Tamasheq tăkoba; a Songhay intermediate is possible, however.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tá.kòː.bíː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [tə́.kʷòː.bíː]

Noun

takṑbī m or f (plural takubbā̀, possessed form takṑbin)

1. sword

References

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