baffa

== French == === Pronunciation === Homophones: baffas, baffât === Verb === baffa third-person singular past historic of baffer == Hausa == === Alternative forms === bappa (reflecting the commoner pronunciation) === Etymology === From Fula bappa (“father's younger brother”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /báf.fà/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [báɸ.ɸə̀] === Noun === baffà m (plural bàffànnī, possessed form baffàn) paternal uncle