takarda

Hausa

Etymology

From a Berber language; compare Tamahaq tăkarḍe, Ghadames takərḍa. From Arabic قِرْطَاس (qirṭās), from Aramaic קַרְטֵיסָא / ܩܪܛܝܣܐ (qarṭīsā), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tá.kàr.dáː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tə́.kàr.dáː]

Noun

takàr̃dā f (plural tàkàr̃dū, possessed form takàr̃dar̃)

  1. paper

Descendants
  • → Nupe: tákàda
  • → Zarma: takàrdà
  • → Yoruba: tákàdá

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