"Shekarau" meaning in All languages combined

See Shekarau on Wiktionary

Proper name [Hausa]

IPA: /ʃèː.kà.ɽáu/, [ʃèː.kə̀.ɽáu] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: Shḕkàrau [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: From shḕkarà (“spend the year”) + -au. Etymology templates: {{af|ha|shḕkarà|-au|t1=spend the year}} shḕkarà (“spend the year”) + -au Head templates: {{head|ha|proper noun|g=m|g2=|head=Shḕkàrau|sort=}} Shḕkàrau m, {{ha-proper noun|m|Shḕkàrau}} Shḕkàrau m
  1. a male given name
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "shḕkarà",
        "3": "-au",
        "t1": "spend the year"
      },
      "expansion": "shḕkarà (“spend the year”) + -au",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From shḕkarà (“spend the year”) + -au.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Shḕkàrau",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "Shḕkàrau",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Shḕkàrau m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Shḕkàrau"
      },
      "expansion": "Shḕkàrau 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": "Hausa terms suffixed with -au",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "id": "en-Shekarau-ha-name-h8YdwBAs",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃèː.kà.ɽáu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃèː.kə̀.ɽáu]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Shekarau"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "shḕkarà",
        "3": "-au",
        "t1": "spend the year"
      },
      "expansion": "shḕkarà (“spend the year”) + -au",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From shḕkarà (“spend the year”) + -au.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Shḕkàrau",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "Shḕkàrau",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Shḕkàrau m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Shḕkàrau"
      },
      "expansion": "Shḕkàrau m",
      "name": "ha-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "name",
  "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 suffixed with -au",
        "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃèː.kà.ɽáu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃèː.kə̀.ɽáu]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Shekarau"
}

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