aboki

Hausa

Alternative forms

• Aboki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔà.bóː.kíː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔà.bóː.cíː]

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Noun

àbōkī m (feminine àbōkìyā or àbuyā̀, plural àbṑkai or àbṑkànai, possessed form àbōkin)

1. friend
2. counterpart, companion (a person with whom one does something, or is in any kind of relationship, positive or negative)

Related terms

• àbṑta (“friendship”)

Descendants

• → Yoruba: àbókí