tuhuma

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تُهْمَة (tuhma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tù.hú.màː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [tɪ̀.hʊ́.màː]

Noun

tùhumā̀ f (plural tùhùmce-tùhùmce, possessed form tùhumàr̃)

1. suspicion
2. interrogation

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تُهْمَة (tuhma).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

tuhuma (n class, plural tuhuma)

1. suspicion
2. accusation

Related terms

• -tuhumu (“to suspect, to accuse”)