"Ganau" meaning in Hausa

See Ganau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɡà.náu/, [ɡə̀.náu] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: Gànau [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: From ganī (“see”) + -au. Etymology templates: {{af|ha|ganī|-au|t1=see}} ganī (“see”) + -au Head templates: {{head|ha|proper noun|g=m|g2=|head=Gànau|sort=}} Gànau m, {{ha-proper noun|m|Gànau}} Gànau m
  1. a male given name given to a boy born at the new moon Categories (topical): Hausa given names, Hausa male given names
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        "1": "ha",
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        "3": "-au",
        "t1": "see"
      },
      "expansion": "ganī (“see”) + -au",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ganī (“see”) + -au.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Gànau",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
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        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Gànau"
      },
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      "name": "ha-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "name",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
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            "Proper nouns",
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            "Lemmas"
          ],
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        },
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
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          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Hausa terms suffixed with -au",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "a male given name given to a boy born at the new moon"
      ],
      "id": "en-Ganau-ha-name-oa2B8bEd",
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        ],
        [
          "new moon",
          "new moon"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡà.náu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡə̀.náu]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ganau"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "ganī",
        "3": "-au",
        "t1": "see"
      },
      "expansion": "ganī (“see”) + -au",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ganī (“see”) + -au.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Gànau",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "Gànau",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Gànau m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Gànau"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "name",
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        "Hausa lemmas",
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        "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 given to a boy born at the new moon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "new moon",
          "new moon"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡà.náu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡə̀.náu]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ganau"
}

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