tattasai

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Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *-tâ- (“to be hot”) and Proto-Afroasiatic *tsim- (“plant”), compare with Bura tàtàsi, Duwai ǹjìtta, Muyang tàtàsì, Miya tàtā̀sáy, Vame tàtàshí, Doublet of àttār̃ugū and Doublet of cìtta.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tàːt.tàː.sái/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tàːt.tàː.séi]

Noun[edit]

tā̀ttā̀sai f (possessed form tā̀ttā̀n)

  1. large red peppers; (in particular, Capsicum annuum)

Descendants[edit]

  • Yoruba: tàtàsé
  • Fula: tattaase
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