ragama

Hausa

Etymology

An early borrowing from Tuareg, e.g. Tawellemmet alăgom (“reins”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɽá.ɡà.máː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɽə́.ɡə̀.máː]

Noun

ragàmā f (plural ragamōmī, possessed form ragàmar̃)

  1. halter

References
  • Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, ISSN 1618-1425
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