sahani

Hausa

Etymology

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

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

Noun

sàhānī̀ m (plural sàhā̀nai, possessed form sàhānìn)

  1. teakettle

Swahili
sahani

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَحْن (ṣaḥn).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

sahani (n class, plural sahani)

  1. plate (a serving dish)

Descendants
  • → Gujarati: સાની (sānī)
  • → Kikuyu: thani
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