baffa

French

Pronunciation

Verb

baffa

  1. third-person singular past historic of baffer

Hausa

Alternative forms

  • bappa (reflecting the commoner pronunciation)

Etymology

From Fula bappa (“father's younger brother”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /báf.fà/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [báɸ.ɸə̀]

Noun

baffà m (plural bàffànnī, possessed form baffàn)

  1. paternal uncle
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