takada

Nupe

Etymology

From Hausa takàr̃dā, from a Berber language. From Arabic قِرْطَاس (qirṭās), from Aramaic קַרְטֵיסָא / ܩܪܛܝܣܐ (qarṭīsā), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Compare with Yoruba tákàda and Zarma takàrda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tá.kà.dā/

Noun

tákàda (plural tákàdazhì)

1. paper
2. (by extension) book

   Synonyms: lítáfi, kìtabù

Yoruba

Etymology

From Hausa takàr̃dā, from a Berber language. From Arabic قِرْطَاس (qirṭās), from Aramaic קַרְטֵיסָא / ܩܪܛܝܣܐ (qarṭīsā), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Compare with Nupe tákàda and Zarma takàrda. Doublet of ṣáàtì and káàdì.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tá.kà.dá/

Noun

tákàdá

1. paper

   Synonym: ìwé