"baffa" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /báf.fà/, [báɸ.ɸə̀] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: baffà [canonical, masculine], bàffànnī [plural], baffàn [possessed-form], bappa [alternative]
Etymology: From Fula bappa (“father's younger brother”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|ff|bappa||father's younger brother}} Fula bappa (“father's younger brother”) Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|baffà|bàffànnī}} baffà m (plural bàffànnī, possessed form baffàn)
  1. paternal uncle
    Sense id: en-baffa-ha-noun-d5uLvhk8 Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Family members

Alternative forms

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      "args": {
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        "2": "ff",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "father's younger brother"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
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    },
    {
      "form": "bàffànnī",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "baffàn",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bappa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "bàffànnī"
      },
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      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "paternal uncle"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "paternal uncle",
          "paternal uncle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/báf.fà/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[báɸ.ɸə̀]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "baffa"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "ff",
        "3": "bappa",
        "4": "",
        "5": "father's younger brother"
      },
      "expansion": "Fula bappa (“father's younger brother”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Fula bappa (“father's younger brother”).",
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    {
      "form": "baffà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bàffànnī",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "baffàn",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bappa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "baffà",
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      },
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    }
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        "Hausa lemmas",
        "Hausa masculine nouns",
        "Hausa nouns",
        "Hausa terms borrowed from Fula",
        "Hausa terms derived from Fula",
        "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ha:Family members"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "paternal uncle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "paternal uncle",
          "paternal uncle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/báf.fà/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[báɸ.ɸə̀]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "baffa"
}

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