"kafa" meaning in Hausa

See kafa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ká.fáː/, [kə́.ɸáː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: kafā [canonical, feminine], kafōfī [plural], kafar̃ [possessed-form]
Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|kafā|kafōfī}} kafā f (plural kafōfī, possessed form kafar̃)
  1. leg
    Sense id: en-kafa-ha-noun-x8j8kau4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: کَفَا (Ajami)
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ká.fàː/, [kə́.ɸàː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: kafā̀ [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|ha|verb|grade 1|head=kafā̀|sort=}} kafā̀ (grade 1), {{ha-verb|1|kafā̀}} kafā̀ (grade 1)
  1. to erect, to put up
    Sense id: en-kafa-ha-verb-Mi1pwFQ4 Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 3 66 12 8 12
  2. To stick something into
    Sense id: en-kafa-ha-verb-Jbg9BLlr
  3. to form, to establish
    Sense id: en-kafa-ha-verb-mxaG3WXh
  4. to proclaim, to issue a law
    Sense id: en-kafa-ha-verb-4Vrz~nc3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: کَفَا (Ajami)
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for kafa meaning in Hausa (1.8kB)

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