matsala

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mà.(t)sʼá.làː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [mə̀.sʼə́.làː]

Noun

màtsalā̀ f (plural màtsalōlī, possessed form màtsalàr̃)

  1. problem, affair, obstacle

References

  • Newman, Paul (2007), A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven; London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 153.

Tagalog

Etymology

Backslang of salamat.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌmatsaˈla/ [ˌmat̪.sɐˈla]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: mat‧sa‧la

Interjection

mátsalá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆ᜔ᜐᜎ) (back slang)

  1. thank you
    Synonym: salamat

Derived terms

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