"zomo" meaning in Hausa

See zomo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /zóː.móː/, [zóː.móː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: zōmō [canonical, masculine], zōmā̀yē [plural], zōmon [possessed-form]
Etymology: An areal word, quite likely a borrowing from a Benue-Congo root zo-; compare Horom ǹzòm, Cara iʒum, and especially Lela zomo. Cognate with Mangas zwom, Polci zom. Etymology templates: {{der|ha|nic-bco}} Benue-Congo, {{cog|hoe|ǹzòm}} Horom ǹzòm, {{cog|cfd|iʒum}} Cara iʒum, {{cog|dri|zomo}} Lela zomo, {{cog|zns|zwom}} Mangas zwom, {{cog|plj|zom}} Polci zom Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|zōmō|zōmā̀yē}} zōmō m (plural zōmā̀yē, possessed form zōmon)
  1. hare Categories (lifeform): Mammals
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            "Nature"
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      "id": "en-zomo-ha-noun-458c3p6c",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[zóː.móː]",
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    }
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      "expansion": "Cara iʒum",
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    },
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        "1": "dri",
        "2": "zomo"
      },
      "expansion": "Lela zomo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zns",
        "2": "zwom"
      },
      "expansion": "Mangas zwom",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "plj",
        "2": "zom"
      },
      "expansion": "Polci zom",
      "name": "cog"
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      "form": "zōmā̀yē",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "zōmon",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/zóː.móː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[zóː.móː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zomo"
}

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