tawada

== Hausa == === Alternative forms === tàdawā̀ === Etymology === From metathesis of tàdawā̀, from a Berber language (e.g. Tamahaq təddəwat (“ink”)), from Arabic دَوَاة (dawāh, “inkwell”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tà.wá.dàː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tə̀.wə́.dàː] === Noun === tàwadā̀ f (plural tàwàdū, possessed form tàwadàr̃) ink ==== Descendants ==== → Dendi: tàddáwȧa → Nupe: tàdǎwa → Yoruba: tàdáwà === References === Kossmann, Maarten (2005), Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN