cokali
التعريفات والمعاني
== Hausa ==
=== Etymology ===
Attested throughout the Sahel, but the ultimate origin is unclear. Kossmann suggests that a borrowing from Berber is plausible (e.g. Tawellemmet tăšokalt), and rejects the proposed European origin.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /t͡ʃóː.kà.líː/
(Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [t͡ʃóː.kə̀.líː]
=== Noun ===
cōkàlī m (plural cōkulā̀, possessed form cōkàlin)
spoon
Synonym: (dialectal) cibi
=== References ===
Kossmann, Maarten (2005), Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN