"cali" meaning in Hausa

See cali in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃáː.líː/, [t͡ʃáː.líː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: cālī [canonical, masculine], cālin [possessed-form]
Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|cālī}} cālī m (possessed form cālin)
  1. mesh bag
    Sense id: en-cali-ha-noun-6mY7eLaw
  2. (figuratively) a person full of excuses Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-cali-ha-noun-4ku16N4t

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃàː.lí/, [t͡ʃàː.lɪ́] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: cā̀li [canonical, masculine], cā̀lin [possessed-form]
Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|cā̀li}} cā̀li m (possessed form cā̀lin)
  1. someone who clowns around; the humorous character in a film Categories (topical): Bags, Containers, People
    Sense id: en-cali-ha-noun-Qx0I343f Disambiguation of Bags: 24 30 46 Disambiguation of Containers: 17 33 49 Disambiguation of People: 0 4 96 Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Hausa entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 6 41 53 Disambiguation of Hausa entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 39 51

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      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "mesh bag"
      ],
      "id": "en-cali-ha-noun-6mY7eLaw",
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "id": "en-cali-ha-noun-4ku16N4t",
      "links": [
        [
          "excuse",
          "excuse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) a person full of excuses"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃáː.líː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃáː.líː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cali"
}

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      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "name": "Bags",
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            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        },
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "orig": "ha:People",
          "parents": [
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            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "someone who clowns around; the humorous character in a film"
      ],
      "id": "en-cali-ha-noun-Qx0I343f",
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        [
          "clown",
          "clown"
        ],
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "film",
          "film"
        ]
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/t͡ʃàː.lí/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃàː.lɪ́]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cali"
}
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    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa masculine nouns",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "ha:Bags",
    "ha:Containers",
    "ha:People"
  ],
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        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cālin",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "mesh bag"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "mesh"
        ],
        [
          "bag",
          "bag"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "a person full of excuses"
      ],
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        [
          "excuse",
          "excuse"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/t͡ʃáː.líː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃáː.líː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Hausa masculine nouns",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "ha:Bags",
    "ha:Containers",
    "ha:People"
  ],
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      "tags": [
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    },
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  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "someone who clowns around; the humorous character in a film"
      ],
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          "clown"
        ],
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
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          "film",
          "film"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃàː.lí/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃàː.lɪ́]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cali"
}

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