harshe

English

Adjective

harshe

1. Obsolete spelling of harsh.

Anagrams

• hasher, Hrehas, rehash

Hausa

Etymology

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

References

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