lalle

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

lalle

  1. inflection of lallen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Hausa[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Kanuri nallê, from a Berber language, e.g. Tamahaq anǝlla.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /lál.lèː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [lál.lèː]

Noun[edit]

lallḕ m (possessed form lallèn)

  1. henna
Descendants[edit]
  • Nupe: làáli

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /lál.léː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [lál.léː]

Adverb[edit]

lallē

  1. certainly, definitely

References[edit]

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