abacada

Hausa

Etymology

From the names of the first four letters as pronounced aloud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔàː.bàː.t͡ʃàː.dâː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔàː.bàː.t͡ʃàː.dâː]

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Noun

ā̀bā̀cā̀dâ m (possessed form ā̀bā̀cā̀dân)

1. alphabet, ABC's (of Latin script)

See also

• abjàdī