kanumfari

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Hausa

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Arabic قَرَنْفُل (qaranful), via another language on the trans-Saharan trade routes.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kà.núm.fà.ríː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [kə̀.nɪ́m.ɸə̀.ríː]

Noun

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kànumfàr̃ī m (possessed form kànumfàr̃in)

  1. cloves