karuwa

Hausa

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Kanuri kárùa (“prostitute”), itself borrowed from Arabic عَاهِرَة‎ (ʕāhira, “adulteress; prostitute”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /káː.rù.wà/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [káː.rʊ̀.wə̀]

Noun

kār̃ùwà f (plural kā̀r̃ùwai, possessed form kār̃ùwàr̃)

prostitute, whore

References

Hausa vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Yoruba

Etymology

From Hausa kār̃ùwà, ultimately from Arabic عَاهِرَة‎ (ʕāhira).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ká.ɾù.wà/

Noun

kárùwà

prostitute, adulterer
Synonyms: aṣẹ́wó, onípańṣágà, alágbèrè, ọ̀dọ́kọ, nàbì

Related terms

ṣìná (“adultery”)
pańṣágà (“adultery”)

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