Etymology[edit]
From Tuareg ămawal (“part of the Tuareg veil”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ʔá.máː.wà.líː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔá.máː.wə̀.líː]
amāwàlī m (plural amāwulā̀, possessed form amāwàlin)
- part of a turban which is used as a veil to cover the mouth
References[edit]
- Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN