ragama

Hausa

FWOTD – 17 March 2024

Etymology

An early borrowing from Tuareg, e.g. Tawellemmet alăgom (“reins”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɽá.ɡà.máː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɽə́.ɡə̀.máː]

Noun

ragàmā f (plural ragamōmī, possessed form ragàmar̃)

1. halter

References

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