alawa

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔà.láː.wàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔà.láː.wàː]

• Audio (Nigeria):

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Noun

àlāwā̀ f (possessed form àlāwàr̃)

1. halva or similar candy

Sakao

Noun

alawa

1. mud

References

• Darrell T. Tryon, New Hebrides languages: an internal classification (1976)