Etymology[edit]
Partial reduplication of sàmɓal (“straight; tall”), with a low tone pattern applied.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /sàm.ɓàl.ɓàl/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sàm.ɓàl.ɓàl]
Ideophone[edit]
sàmɓàlɓàl
- straight and tall, slender (of a person)