"kifa" meaning in All languages combined

See kifa on Wiktionary

Verb [French]

IPA: /ki.fa/
Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} kifa
  1. third-person singular past historic of kifer Tags: form-of, historic, past, singular, third-person Form of: kifer
    Sense id: en-kifa-fr-verb--QFyEDl- Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Hausa]

IPA: /kí.fàː/, [cɪ́.ɸàː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: kifā̀ [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|ha|verb|grade 1|head=kifā̀|sort=}} kifā̀ (grade 1), {{ha-verb|1|kifā̀}} kifā̀ (grade 1)
  1. to turn upside down
    Sense id: en-kifa-ha-verb-6Ry5Q7zl Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-kifa.flac [Kenya] Forms: vifa [plural]
Etymology: From -fa (“die”). Etymology templates: {{m|sw|fa|-fa|die}} -fa (“die”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kifa, {{sw-noun|vi}} kifa (ki-vi class, plural vifa)
  1. Synonym of kifo (“death”) Tags: class-7, class-8 Synonyms: kifo [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-kifa-sw-noun-vUcQ98Dx Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kifa meaning in All languages combined (2.6kB)

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      "ipa": "[cɪ́.ɸàː]",
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    }
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  "title": "kifa",
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