ayaba in Hausa

IPA: /ʔà.jà.bà/, [ʔɛ̀.jɛ̀.bə̀] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: àyàbà [canonical, feminine], àyàbà [plural], àyàbàr̃ [possessed-form] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Borrowed from Nupe yàbà. Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|nup|yàbà}} Nupe yàbà Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|àyàbà|àyàbà}} àyàbà f (plural àyàbà, possessed form àyàbàr̃)

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{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Boko",
          "lang_code": "bkp",
          "word": "ayaba"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Dendi",
      "lang_code": "ddn",
      "word": "àyàbà"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "nup",
        "3": "yàbà"
      },
      "expansion": "Nupe yàbà",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Nupe yàbà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "àyàbà",
      "links": [
        [
          "àyàbà",
          "ayaba"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àyàbà",
      "links": [
        [
          "àyàbà",
          "ayaba"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àyàbàr̃",
      "links": [
        [
          "àyàbàr̃",
          "ayabar"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "f",
        "2": "àyàbà",
        "3": "àyàbà"
      },
      "expansion": "àyàbà f (plural àyàbà, possessed form àyàbàr̃)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "name": "Fruits",
          "orig": "ha:Fruits",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "banana"
      ],
      "id": "en-ayaba-ha-noun-tJPUg2Sv",
      "links": [
        [
          "banana",
          "banana"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔà.jà.bà/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɛ̀.jɛ̀.bə̀]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ayaba"
}

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{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Boko",
          "lang_code": "bkp",
          "word": "ayaba"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Dendi",
      "lang_code": "ddn",
      "word": "àyàbà"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "nup",
        "3": "yàbà"
      },
      "expansion": "Nupe yàbà",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Nupe yàbà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "àyàbà",
      "links": [
        [
          "àyàbà",
          "ayaba"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àyàbà",
      "links": [
        [
          "àyàbà",
          "ayaba"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àyàbàr̃",
      "links": [
        [
          "àyàbàr̃",
          "ayabar"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "àyàbà",
        "3": "àyàbà"
      },
      "expansion": "àyàbà f (plural àyàbà, possessed form àyàbàr̃)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hausa feminine nouns",
        "Hausa lemmas",
        "Hausa nouns",
        "Hausa terms borrowed from Nupe",
        "Hausa terms derived from Nupe",
        "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ha:Fruits"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "banana"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "banana",
          "banana"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔà.jà.bà/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɛ̀.jɛ̀.bə̀]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ayaba"
}

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"ayaba" meaning in Hausa

Noun