ɗan sanda

Hausa

FWOTD – 30 January 2021

Etymology

Literally, "man of the baton".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɗán sàn.dáː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɗán sàn.dáː]

Noun

ɗan sàndā m

  1. policeman
    Synonym: (Niger) jandar̃mà

References

  • Newman, Paul (2007), A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven; London: Yale University Press, →ISBN.
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