cuku
See also: cūku
Hausa
Etymology
Unclear; if indeed shortened from earlier cukumā̀r̃ā̀, then plausibly a borrowing from Tuareg, e.g. Tawellemmet šikomaren, plural form of tăkommart (“cheese”).
Alternative forms
References
- Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN
Volapük
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