taliki

Hausa

Etymology

From Tuareg taxlək (“creature”), formed from Arabic خَلَقَ‎ (ḵalaqa, “create”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /táː.lì.kíː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [táː.lɪ̀.cíː]

Noun

tālìkī m (feminine tālìkā, plural tā̀lìkai, possessed form tālìkin)

  1. creature, being

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