aduwa

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔá.dú.wàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔá.dʊ́.wàː]

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Noun

aduwā̀ f (plural aduwōyī, possessed form aduwàr̃)

1. desert date palm (Balanites aegyptiaca)
2. a date, the fruit of this tree

Descendants

• → Nupe: ádúwaci

Nupe

Etymology

From Hausa àddu'ā̀, from Arabic اَلدُّعَاء (ad-duʕāʔ).

• Compare Yoruba àdúra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.dú.wā/

Noun

àdúwa

1. prayer

Derived terms

• jin àdúwa (“to pray”)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Quezon) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈduaʔ/ [ʔɐˈdu.ɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -uaʔ
• Syllabification: a‧du‧wa

Adjective

aduwà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜏ) (dialectal, Quezon)

1. Alternative form of adwa

Derived terms

• aduwang-aduwa
• kaaduwa
• maaduwa
• nakakaaduwa