shayi

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Hausa[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic شَاي (šāy).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃáː.jì/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʃáː.jɪ̀]

Noun[edit]

shāyì m (possessed form shāyìn)

  1. tea
    Synonym: ti
Descendants[edit]
  • → Nupe: shayì

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃàː.jíː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʃàː.jíː]

Noun[edit]

shā̀yī m (possessed form shā̀yin)

  1. Only used in ɗan shayi

Nupe[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hausa shāyì, from Arabic شَاي (šāy)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

shayì

  1. tea
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