bawa

Tilo bawa

Jam'i bayi

Singular slave

Plural slaves

a slave or servant. baiwa = f. bondman

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) slave

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) slaves

Past tense (ya wuce) slaved

Past participle (ya wuce) slaved

Present participle (ana cikin yi) slaving

1. (intransitive) To work very hard. To service. <> yin aikin bauta; yin aiki da ƙoƙari.

   I've been slaving in the kitchen all day cooking food for dinner. <> Na yini ina ta aikin girka abincin dare.