"ƙwai" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /kʷʼái/, [kʷʼéi] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: ƙwayā̀yē [plural], ƙwan [possessed-form]
Etymology: Cognate with Duwai gwai (“egg”), Ngizim àgwai (“egg”), Beja kwahi (“egg”). Etymology templates: {{cog|dbp|gwai||egg}} Duwai gwai (“egg”), {{cog|ngi|àgwai||egg}} Ngizim àgwai (“egg”), {{cog|bej|kwahi||egg}} Beja kwahi (“egg”) Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|ƙwai|ƙwayā̀yē}} ƙwai m (plural ƙwayā̀yē, possessed form ƙwan)
  1. egg Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Foods Categories (lifeform): Eggs, Poultry
    Sense id: en-ƙwai-ha-noun-NHB8P0Df Disambiguation of Foods: 66 34 Disambiguation of Eggs: 71 29 Disambiguation of Poultry: 54 46 Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Hausa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Hausa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
  2. electric lightbulb Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Poultry
    Sense id: en-ƙwai-ha-noun-Kn0p9X~u Disambiguation of Poultry: 54 46 Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Hausa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Hausa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dbp",
        "2": "gwai",
        "3": "",
        "4": "egg"
      },
      "expansion": "Duwai gwai (“egg”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ngi",
        "2": "àgwai",
        "3": "",
        "4": "egg"
      },
      "expansion": "Ngizim àgwai (“egg”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bej",
        "2": "kwahi",
        "3": "",
        "4": "egg"
      },
      "expansion": "Beja kwahi (“egg”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Duwai gwai (“egg”), Ngizim àgwai (“egg”), Beja kwahi (“egg”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ƙwayā̀yē",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ƙwan",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "ƙwai",
        "3": "ƙwayā̀yē"
      },
      "expansion": "ƙwai m (plural ƙwayā̀yē, possessed form ƙwan)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "39 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 29",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Eggs",
          "orig": "ha:Eggs",
          "parents": [
            "Birds",
            "Foods",
            "Reproduction",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Life",
            "Chordates",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Animals",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Lifeforms"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Poultry",
          "orig": "ha:Poultry",
          "parents": [
            "Birds",
            "Livestock",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Agriculture",
            "Animals",
            "Chordates",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 34",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Foods",
          "orig": "ha:Foods",
          "parents": [
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "egg"
      ],
      "id": "en-ƙwai-ha-noun-NHB8P0Df",
      "links": [
        [
          "egg",
          "egg"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "39 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Poultry",
          "orig": "ha:Poultry",
          "parents": [
            "Birds",
            "Livestock",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Agriculture",
            "Animals",
            "Chordates",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "electric lightbulb"
      ],
      "id": "en-ƙwai-ha-noun-Kn0p9X~u",
      "links": [
        [
          "electric",
          "electric"
        ],
        [
          "lightbulb",
          "lightbulb"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʷʼái/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʷʼéi]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ƙwai"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa masculine nouns",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Hausa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Hausa terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ha:Eggs",
    "ha:Foods",
    "ha:Poultry"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dbp",
        "2": "gwai",
        "3": "",
        "4": "egg"
      },
      "expansion": "Duwai gwai (“egg”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ngi",
        "2": "àgwai",
        "3": "",
        "4": "egg"
      },
      "expansion": "Ngizim àgwai (“egg”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bej",
        "2": "kwahi",
        "3": "",
        "4": "egg"
      },
      "expansion": "Beja kwahi (“egg”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Duwai gwai (“egg”), Ngizim àgwai (“egg”), Beja kwahi (“egg”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ƙwayā̀yē",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ƙwan",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "ƙwai",
        "3": "ƙwayā̀yē"
      },
      "expansion": "ƙwai m (plural ƙwayā̀yē, possessed form ƙwan)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "egg"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "egg",
          "egg"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "electric lightbulb"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "electric",
          "electric"
        ],
        [
          "lightbulb",
          "lightbulb"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʷʼái/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʷʼéi]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ƙwai"
}

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