kãakãagi

Baatonum

Etymology

From Hausa kā̀kā̀kī, ultimately Onomatopoeic, cognate with Nupe kàkàki and Yoruba kàkàkí.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kã̄a.kã̄a.ɡī/

Noun

kãakãagi (plural kãakãagiwa, focus kãakãagiba, plural focus kãakãagibara)

1. trumpet, kakaki; (usually played in the royal court of a monarch)
   • 2021 February 17, Pierre Barassounon, Sanu Biɔ, Thébault Biɔ, Léonard Goragui, Jean Soutar, Dictionnaire Baatonum, SIL International, page 3:

     Kãakãagi ya bɔɔra

     The trumpet is broken

2. trumpeter (trumpet player)

   Synonym: kãakãagi sowo

Related terms

• arugeeta (“type of small trumpet”)