sahani

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Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Maghrebi Arabic صْحَان (ṣḥān), plural of صَحْن (ṣaḥn).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sà.háː.nìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sə̀.háː.nìː]

Noun[edit]

sàhānī̀ m (plural sàhā̀nai, possessed form sàhānìn)

  1. teakettle

Swahili[edit]

sahani

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic صَحْن (ṣaḥn).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

sahani (n class, plural sahani)

  1. plate (a serving dish)

Descendants[edit]

  • Gujarati: સાની (sānī)
  • Kikuyu: thani