"dala" meaning in Hausa

See dala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dá.làː/, [də́.làː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: dalā̀ [canonical, feminine], dalōlī [plural], dalàr̃ [possessed-form]
Etymology: Borrowed from English dollar. Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|en|dollar}} English dollar Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|dalā̀|dalōlī}} dalā̀ f (plural dalōlī, possessed form dalàr̃)
  1. Any of various currencies known as dollars or thalers.
    Sense id: en-dala-ha-noun-b8B6~kKF Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Cardinalids, Currencies, Money Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 27 2 35 35 2 Disambiguation of Cardinalids: 22 4 29 29 16 Disambiguation of Currencies: 41 3 20 20 16 Disambiguation of Money: 17 0 31 31 21
  2. (colloquial, Nigeria) 25 kobo. Tags: Nigeria, colloquial
    Sense id: en-dala-ha-noun-ELdRsyEs Categories (other): Nigerian Hausa
  3. (Niger) 5 francs.
    Sense id: en-dala-ha-noun-E4Dy8Khq Categories (other): Nigerien Hausa, Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Cardinalids, Money Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 27 2 35 35 2 Disambiguation of Cardinalids: 22 4 29 29 16 Disambiguation of Money: 17 0 31 31 21
  4. (obsolete) 2 shillings. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-dala-ha-noun-J4oX~U~O Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Cardinalids, Money Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 27 2 35 35 2 Disambiguation of Cardinalids: 22 4 29 29 16 Disambiguation of Money: 17 0 31 31 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /dàː.lá/, [dàː.lə́] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: dā̀la [canonical, feminine], dā̀lar̃ [possessed-form]
Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|dā̀la}} dā̀la f (possessed form dā̀lar̃)
  1. cardinal (bird)
    Sense id: en-dala-ha-noun-gnhskVuK Categories (other): Cardinalids, Money Disambiguation of Cardinalids: 22 4 29 29 16 Disambiguation of Money: 17 0 31 31 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "dollar"
      },
      "expansion": "English dollar",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English dollar.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dalā̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dalōlī",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dalàr̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "dalā̀",
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      },
      "expansion": "dalā̀ f (plural dalōlī, possessed form dalàr̃)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "27 2 35 35 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 4 29 29 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Cardinalids",
          "orig": "ha:Cardinalids",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 3 20 20 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Currencies",
          "orig": "ha:Currencies",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 0 31 31 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Money",
          "orig": "ha:Money",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of various currencies known as dollars or thalers."
      ],
      "id": "en-dala-ha-noun-b8B6~kKF",
      "links": [
        [
          "dollar",
          "dollar"
        ],
        [
          "thaler",
          "thaler"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Nigerian Hausa",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "25 kobo."
      ],
      "id": "en-dala-ha-noun-ELdRsyEs",
      "links": [
        [
          "kobo",
          "kobo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, Nigeria) 25 kobo."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Nigerien Hausa",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 2 35 35 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 4 29 29 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 0 31 31 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Money",
          "orig": "ha:Money",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "5 francs."
      ],
      "id": "en-dala-ha-noun-E4Dy8Khq",
      "links": [
        [
          "franc",
          "franc"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Niger",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Niger) 5 francs."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "27 2 35 35 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 4 29 29 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Cardinalids",
          "orig": "ha:Cardinalids",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 0 31 31 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Money",
          "orig": "ha:Money",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "2 shillings."
      ],
      "id": "en-dala-ha-noun-J4oX~U~O",
      "links": [
        [
          "shilling",
          "shilling"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) 2 shillings."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dá.làː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[də́.làː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dala"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dā̀la",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dā̀lar̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "22 4 29 29 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 0 31 31 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Money",
          "orig": "ha:Money",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cardinal (bird)"
      ],
      "id": "en-dala-ha-noun-gnhskVuK",
      "links": [
        [
          "cardinal",
          "cardinal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dàː.lá/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dàː.lə́]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dala"
}
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    "Hausa feminine nouns",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms borrowed from English",
    "Hausa terms derived from English",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 35 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ha:Cardinalids",
    "ha:Currencies",
    "ha:Money"
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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "dollar"
      },
      "expansion": "English dollar",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English dollar.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dalā̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dalōlī",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dalàr̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "dalā̀",
        "3": "dalōlī"
      },
      "expansion": "dalā̀ f (plural dalōlī, possessed form dalàr̃)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any of various currencies known as dollars or thalers."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dollar",
          "dollar"
        ],
        [
          "thaler",
          "thaler"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hausa colloquialisms",
        "Nigerian Hausa"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "25 kobo."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kobo",
          "kobo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, Nigeria) 25 kobo."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Nigerien Hausa"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "5 francs."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "franc",
          "franc"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Niger",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Niger) 5 francs."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hausa terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "2 shillings."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shilling",
          "shilling"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) 2 shillings."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dá.làː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[də́.làː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dala"
}

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    "Hausa feminine nouns",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 35 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ha:Cardinalids",
    "ha:Currencies",
    "ha:Money"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dā̀la",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dā̀lar̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "dā̀la"
      },
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      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cardinal (bird)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cardinal",
          "cardinal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dàː.lá/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dàː.lə́]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dala"
}

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