"akawu" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /ʔà.kàː.wú/, [ʔà.kàː.wʊ́] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: àkā̀wu [canonical, masculine], àkā̀wu-àkā̀wu [plural], akāwunā̀ [plural], àkā̀wun [possessed-form]
Etymology: From Yoruba akọ̀wé. Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|yo|akọ̀wé}} Yoruba akọ̀wé Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|àkā̀wu|àkā̀wu-àkā̀wu|pl2=akāwunā̀}} àkā̀wu m (plural àkā̀wu-àkā̀wu or akāwunā̀, possessed form àkā̀wun)
  1. clerk Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-akawu-ha-noun-xA3HKwIo Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "yo",
        "3": "akọ̀wé"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba akọ̀wé",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Yoruba akọ̀wé.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "àkā̀wu",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àkā̀wu-àkā̀wu",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akāwunā̀",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àkā̀wun",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "àkā̀wu",
        "3": "àkā̀wu-àkā̀wu",
        "pl2": "akāwunā̀"
      },
      "expansion": "àkā̀wu m (plural àkā̀wu-àkā̀wu or akāwunā̀, possessed form àkā̀wun)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "ha:Occupations",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clerk"
      ],
      "id": "en-akawu-ha-noun-xA3HKwIo",
      "links": [
        [
          "clerk",
          "clerk"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔà.kàː.wú/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔà.kàː.wʊ́]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "akawu"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "yo",
        "3": "akọ̀wé"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba akọ̀wé",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Yoruba akọ̀wé.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "àkā̀wu",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àkā̀wu-àkā̀wu",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akāwunā̀",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àkā̀wun",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "àkā̀wu",
        "3": "àkā̀wu-àkā̀wu",
        "pl2": "akāwunā̀"
      },
      "expansion": "àkā̀wu m (plural àkā̀wu-àkā̀wu or akāwunā̀, possessed form àkā̀wun)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hausa lemmas",
        "Hausa masculine nouns",
        "Hausa nouns",
        "Hausa terms borrowed from Yoruba",
        "Hausa terms derived from Yoruba",
        "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ha:Occupations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clerk"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clerk",
          "clerk"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔà.kàː.wú/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔà.kàː.wʊ́]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "akawu"
}

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