wanzam

English

Etymology

From Hausa wànzâm.

Noun

wanzam (plural wanzams)

1. An itinerant barber in parts of Africa, especially one that performs circumcisions.

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wàn.zâm/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [wàn.zâŋ]

Noun

wànzâm m

1. Alternative form of wànzāmī̀ (“barber”)