harshe

English

Adjective

harshe

1. Obsolete spelling of harsh.

Anagrams

• hasher, Hrehas, rehash

Hausa

Etymology

From Proto-Chadic *ls-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *lis- (“tongue”). Compare Egyptian ns, Proto-Semitic *lišān-, Proto-Berber *iləs.

Cognate with closest relative Gwandara arišiyə, and more distant Lagwan nsli, Tal liis, Ron lîs, Gerka lís, Mundat àliʃi, Fyer lés, Tambas les, Sha alə́s, Dangaléat leese, Bole lishìm, Karekare lūsìn, Zulgo-Gemzek àràh, Muyang ārə̄ɗ, Podoko rəɗəɗá, Miya shínákə.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /háɽ.ʃèː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [háɽ.ʃèː]

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Noun

harshḕ m (plural harsunā̀ or harā̀sā, possessed form harshèn)

1. tongue
2. (by extension) tip or tongue of something
3. language

   Synonym: hausa

Related terms

• reshe (“branch”)

References

• Newman, Paul (2007), A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven; London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 87.