amawali

Hausa

Etymology

From Tuareg ămawal (“part of the Tuareg veil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔá.máː.wà.líː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔá.máː.wə̀.líː]

Noun

amāwàlī m (plural amāwulā̀, possessed form amāwàlin)

1. part of a turban which is used as a veil to cover the mouth

References

• Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN