"salka" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /sàl.káː/, [sàl.káː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: sàlkā [canonical, feminine], salkunā̀ [plural], salḕkanī [plural], sàlkar̃ [possessed-form], sàr̃kā [alternative]
Etymology: Uncertain; probably from Tuareg asărkăw (“tanned hide”), but it is possible that the loan went the other way. Etymology templates: {{unc|ha}} Uncertain, {{bor|ha|tmh|asărkăw||tanned hide}} Tuareg asărkăw (“tanned hide”) Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|sàlkā|salkunā̀|pl2=salḕkanī}} sàlkā f (plural salkunā̀ or salḕkanī, possessed form sàlkar̃)
  1. a goatskin water bottle
    Sense id: en-salka-ha-noun-Pt5gjep2 Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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    },
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        "plural"
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    },
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        },
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    },
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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        "Hausa terms derived from Tuareg",
        "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hausa terms with unknown etymologies",
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      ],
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      ],
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        ]
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  ],
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    {
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sàl.káː]",
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  ],
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