"ƙawa" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

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-XZuIoWGT Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kʼá.wàː/, [kʼə́.wàː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: ƙawā̀ [canonical, feminine], ƙawā̀ye [plural], ƙawàr̃ [possessed-form]
Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|ƙawā̀|ƙawā̀ye}} ƙawā̀ f (plural ƙawā̀ye, possessed form ƙawàr̃)
  1. A female friend of a woman or girl
    Sense id: en-ƙawa-ha-noun-SQSyj4qA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    },
    {
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        "A fondness; great desire"
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      "ipa": "/kʼáː.wàː/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[kʼáː.wàː]",
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    }
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        ]
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    }
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  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/kʼáː.wàː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʼáː.wàː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
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    "Pages with entries"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "ƙawàr̃",
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      },
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        ],
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        ],
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          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kʼá.wàː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʼə́.wàː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ƙawa"
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