ɗawisu

Hausa

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic طَاوُوس‎ (ṭāwūs), although the vowel change is irregular. Possibly from the plural form طَوَاوِيسُ‎ (ṭawāwīsu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɗáː.wíː.sù/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɗáː.wíː.sɪ̀]

Noun

ɗāwīsù m (plural ɗā̀wìsai, possessed form ɗāwīsùn)

peacock

Synonyms

tsuntsun Maka (poetic)

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