daƙiƙa

See also: dakika

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic دَقِيقَة‎ (daqīqa, “minute”), as a result of a coinage in the 1970s by the Hausa Language Board.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dà.kʼíː.kʼàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [də̀.cʼíː.kʼàː]

Noun

dàƙīƙā̀ f (plural daƙīƙōƙī, possessed form dàƙīƙàr̃)

  1. second (unit of time)
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