"cali" meaning in Hausa

See cali in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃáː.líː/, [t͡ʃáː.líː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa), /t͡ʃàː.lí/, [t͡ʃàː.lɪ́] (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 Categories (topical): Bags, Containers
    Sense id: en-cali-ha-noun-6mY7eLaw Disambiguation of Bags: 18 41 41 Disambiguation of Containers: 13 45 43
  2. (figuratively) a person full of excuses Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Bags, Containers
    Sense id: en-cali-ha-noun-4ku16N4t Disambiguation of Bags: 18 41 41 Disambiguation of Containers: 13 45 43 Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 18 3 2 14 19 1 22 15 3 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 2 1 15 20 0 24 16 2 0 1 Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 6 43 51

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃáː.líː/, [t͡ʃáː.líː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa), /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: 18 41 41 Disambiguation of Containers: 13 45 43 Disambiguation of People: 0 4 96 Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 18 3 2 14 19 1 22 15 3 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 2 1 15 20 0 24 16 2 0 1 Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 6 43 51
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      "form": "cālī",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cālin",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
      "expansion": "cālī m (possessed form cālin)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 41 41",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Bags",
          "orig": "ha:Bags",
          "parents": [
            "Containers",
            "Tools",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 45 43",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Containers",
          "orig": "ha:Containers",
          "parents": [
            "Tools",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mesh bag"
      ],
      "id": "en-cali-ha-noun-6mY7eLaw",
      "links": [
        [
          "mesh",
          "mesh"
        ],
        [
          "bag",
          "bag"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 3 2 14 19 1 22 15 3 1 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 9 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 2 1 15 20 0 24 16 2 0 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 43 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 41 41",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Bags",
          "orig": "ha:Bags",
          "parents": [
            "Containers",
            "Tools",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 45 43",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Containers",
          "orig": "ha:Containers",
          "parents": [
            "Tools",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a person full of excuses"
      ],
      "id": "en-cali-ha-noun-4ku16N4t",
      "links": [
        [
          "excuse",
          "excuse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) a person full of excuses"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃáː.líː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃáː.líː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃàː.lí/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃàː.lɪ́]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cali"
}

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  "forms": [
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      "form": "cā̀li",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cā̀lin",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 3 2 14 19 1 22 15 3 1 2",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "19 2 1 15 20 0 24 16 2 0 1",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "6 43 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 41 41",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Bags",
          "orig": "ha:Bags",
          "parents": [
            "Containers",
            "Tools",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 45 43",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Containers",
          "orig": "ha:Containers",
          "parents": [
            "Tools",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 4 96",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "ha:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "someone who clowns around; the humorous character in a film"
      ],
      "id": "en-cali-ha-noun-Qx0I343f",
      "links": [
        [
          "clown",
          "clown"
        ],
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "film",
          "film"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃáː.líː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃáː.líː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃàː.lí/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃàː.lɪ́]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cali"
}
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    "Foreign words of the day in Hausa",
    "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa masculine nouns",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ha:Bags",
    "ha:Containers",
    "ha:People"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cālī",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cālin",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "cālī"
      },
      "expansion": "cālī m (possessed form cālin)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mesh bag"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mesh",
          "mesh"
        ],
        [
          "bag",
          "bag"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a person full of excuses"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "excuse",
          "excuse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) a person full of excuses"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃáː.líː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃáː.líː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃàː.lí/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃàː.lɪ́]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cali"
}

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    "Foreign words of the day in Hausa",
    "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa masculine nouns",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ha:Bags",
    "ha:Containers",
    "ha:People"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cā̀li",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cā̀lin",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "cā̀li"
      },
      "expansion": "cā̀li m (possessed form cā̀lin)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "someone who clowns around; the humorous character in a film"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clown",
          "clown"
        ],
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "film",
          "film"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃáː.líː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃáː.líː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃàː.lí/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃàː.lɪ́]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cali"
}

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