kafaɗa

shoulder

Etymology

From Arabic كِتْف‎ (kitf) with metathesis.

Noun

Tilo kafaɗa

Jam'i kafaɗu

Singular shoulder

Plural shoulders

Left shoulder <> kafaɗar hagu

kā̀faɗā̀ f (plural kā̀fàɗū, possessed form kā̀faɗàr̃)

1. shoulder <> sashen jiki wanda yaɗa hannu da gangar jiki da wuya zuwa ƙarƙashin ƙirji.

   Ketly ta rasa hannunta na dama har zuwa kafaɗa.
   Ketly lost her right arm all the way up to the shoulder joint.

2. taimako <> help, assistance.
3. haɗa kai <> cooperation.

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