Etymology 1[edit]
From French monsieur.
Pronunciation[edit]
mùshê m (possessed form mùshên)
- (Niger) mister, Mr.
- Synonym: malam
Etymology 2[edit]
Probably from Tuareg, e.g. Tawellemmet măɣsăy; a native derivation from mūtù (“die”) has also been proposed.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /múː.ʃèː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [múː.ʃèː]
mūshḕ m (possessed form mūshèn)
- carrion; animal not slaughtered according to Islamic law
References[edit]
- Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN