"ƙawa" meaning in All languages combined

See ƙawa on Wiktionary

Noun [Hausa]

IPA: /kʼáː.wàː/, [kʼáː.wàː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: ƙāwā̀ [canonical, feminine], ƙāwàr̃ [possessed-form]
Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|ƙāwā̀}} ƙāwā̀ f (possessed form ƙāwàr̃)
  1. a fondness; great desire
    Sense id: en-ƙawa-ha-noun-sXIKbdlB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Hausa]

IPA: /kʼá.wáː/, [kʼə́.wáː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: ƙawā [canonical, feminine], ƙawā̀yē [plural], ƙawar̃ [possessed-form]
Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|ƙawā|ƙawā̀yē}} ƙawā f (plural ƙawā̀yē, possessed form ƙawar̃)
  1. a female friend of a woman or girl
    Sense id: en-ƙawa-ha-noun-~zZaSj~X
  2. (politics) ally Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-ƙawa-ha-noun-f0GhvTSw Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 32 6 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 9 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 6 80 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kawance
Etymology number: 2
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    {
      "form": "ƙāwā̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ƙāwàr̃",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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      ],
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        ],
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          "desire",
          "desire"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kʼáː.wàː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʼáː.wàː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ƙawa"
}

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    }
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ƙawar̃",
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        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ]
      ]
    },
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            "Fundamental"
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "14 6 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "ally"
      ],
      "id": "en-ƙawa-ha-noun-f0GhvTSw",
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        [
          "politics",
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        ],
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          "ally"
        ]
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      ],
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        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʼá.wáː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʼə́.wáː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ƙawa"
}
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    "Hausa feminine nouns",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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    {
      "form": "ƙāwā̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ƙāwàr̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "ƙāwā̀"
      },
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      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "a fondness; great desire"
      ],
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        [
          "fondness",
          "fondness"
        ],
        [
          "desire",
          "desire"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kʼáː.wàː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʼáː.wàː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ƙawa"
}

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    "Hausa feminine nouns",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "kawance"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "form": "ƙawā",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ƙawā̀yē",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ƙawar̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "ƙawā",
        "3": "ƙawā̀yē"
      },
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      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ha",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "a female friend of a woman or girl"
      ],
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        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ],
        [
          "friend",
          "friend"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ha:Politics"
      ],
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        "ally"
      ],
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        [
          "politics",
          "politics"
        ],
        [
          "ally",
          "ally"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(politics) ally"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʼá.wáː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʼə́.wáː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ƙawa"
}

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