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.