tawada

Hausa

Alternative forms

• tàdawā̀

Etymology

From metathesis of tàdawā̀, from a Berber language (e.g. Tamahaq təddəwat (“ink”)), from Arabic دَوَاة (dawāh, “inkwell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tà.wá.dàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [tə̀.wə́.dàː]

Noun

tàwadā̀ f (plural tàwàdū, possessed form tàwadàr̃)

1. ink

Descendants

• → Dendi: tàddáwȧa
• → Nupe: tàdǎwa
• → Yoruba: tàdáwà

References

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