tattasai

Hausa

Etymology

Probably ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *-tâ- (“to be hot”) and Proto-Afroasiatic *tsim- (“plant”), compare with Bura tàtàsi, Duwai ǹjìtta, Muyang tàtàsì, Miya tàtā̀sáy, Vame tàtàshí, Doublet of àttār̃ugū and Doublet of cìtta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tàːt.tàː.sái/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [tàːt.tàː.séi]

Noun

tā̀ttā̀sai f (possessed form tā̀ttā̀n)

1. large red peppers; (in particular, Capsicum annuum)

Descendants

• Yoruba: tàtàsé
• Fula: tattaase