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Hausa

noun
Definitions
  • pound currency used in the UK, obsolete in Nigeria
  • (colloquial) 2 naira.

Etymology

Borrowed from English pound (pen, animal pound, verb, enclosure, measure of weight).

Origin

English

pound

Gloss

pen, animal pound, verb, enclosure, measure of weight

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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