cokali

Hausa

Etymology

Attested throughout the Sahel, but the ultimate origin is unclear. Kossmann suggests that a borrowing from Berber is plausible (e.g. Tawellemmet tăšokalt), and rejects the proposed European origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃóː.kà.líː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [t͡ʃóː.kə̀.líː]

Noun

cōkàlī m (plural cōkulā̀, possessed form cōkàlin)

  1. spoon
    Synonym: (dialectal) cibi

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