"birni" meaning in Hausa

See birni in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bír.níː/, [bɪ́r.níː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: bir̃nī [canonical, masculine], bir̃ā̀nē [plural], bir̃nin [possessed-form]
Etymology: Borrowed from Kanuri bǝ̀rnyí. Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|kr|bǝ̀rnyí}} Kanuri bǝ̀rnyí Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|bir̃nī|bir̃ā̀nē}} bir̃nī m (plural bir̃ā̀nē, possessed form bir̃nin)
  1. town, city
    Sense id: en-birni-ha-noun-ZCEWfNGR Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for birni meaning in Hausa (1.0kB)

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        "3": "bǝ̀rnyí"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Kanuri bǝ̀rnyí.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bir̃nī",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bir̃ā̀nē",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bir̃nin",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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        "1": "m",
        "2": "bir̃nī",
        "3": "bir̃ā̀nē"
      },
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      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
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          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "town, city"
      ],
      "id": "en-birni-ha-noun-ZCEWfNGR",
      "links": [
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bír.níː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɪ́r.níː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "birni"
}
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Kanuri bǝ̀rnyí.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "canonical",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "bir̃ā̀nē",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bir̃nin",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "m",
        "2": "bir̃nī",
        "3": "bir̃ā̀nē"
      },
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      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Hausa lemmas",
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        "Hausa terms derived from Kanuri",
        "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "town, city"
      ],
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          "town",
          "town"
        ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/bír.níː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɪ́r.níː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
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