bahili

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Hausa

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Arabic بَخِيل (baḵīl).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /bà.híː.lìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [bə̀.híː.lìː]

Noun

[edit]

bàhīlī̀ m (feminine bàhīlìyā, plural bàhī̀lai, possessed form bàhīlìn)

  1. a miser; stingy person
    Antonym: mùbazzàr̃ī

Swahili

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic بَخِيل (baḵīl).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Adjective

[edit]

bahili (invariable)

  1. stingy, miserly

Derived terms

[edit]