"Bawa" meaning in All languages combined

See Bawa on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Bawas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Bawa (plural Bawas)
  1. A surname.

Proper name [Hausa]

IPA: /báː.wà/, [báː.wə̀] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: Bāwà [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: From bāwā̀ (“slave”). Head templates: {{head|ha|proper noun|g=m|g2=|head=Bāwà|sort=}} Bāwà m, {{ha-proper noun|m|Bāwà}} Bāwà m
  1. a male given name Related terms: Bâiwa

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Bawas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Bawa (plural Bawas)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "id": "en-Bawa-en-name-EMUC1F3L",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bawa"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "bāwā̀",
      "bawa#Hausa"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From bāwā̀ (“slave”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Bāwà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "Bāwà",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Bāwà m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Bāwà"
      },
      "expansion": "Bāwà m",
      "name": "ha-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "id": "en-Bawa-ha-name-h8YdwBAs",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Bâiwa"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/báː.wà/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[báː.wə̀]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bawa"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Bawas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Bawa (plural Bawas)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English surnames",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bawa"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "bāwā̀",
      "bawa#Hausa"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From bāwā̀ (“slave”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Bāwà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "Bāwà",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Bāwà m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Bāwà"
      },
      "expansion": "Bāwà m",
      "name": "ha-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Bâiwa"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hausa given names",
        "Hausa lemmas",
        "Hausa male given names",
        "Hausa masculine nouns",
        "Hausa proper nouns",
        "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/báː.wà/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[báː.wə̀]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bawa"
}

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