tanganran

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • tánńganran

Etymology
  • Onomatopoeic, from the sound which the plate makes when it is either put on concrete floor or when it breaks as a result of being dashed to the concrete floor[1]
  • Possibly from Hausa tamgaram (“glass dish”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tã́.ɡã̄.ɾã̄/

Noun

tánganran

  1. china, porcelain, plate, dish

References
  1. Ayo Yusuff ((Can we date this quote?)) “Communicating with the grassroots on contemporary discourse on humanitarian operations and crises management”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), pages 1-10
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