"giwa" meaning in Hausa

See giwa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡíː.wáː/, [ɟíː.wáː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: gīwā [canonical, feminine], gīwā̀yē [plural], gīwar̃ [possessed-form]
Etymology: From Proto-West-Chadic *giw-. Cognate with Duwai gī̀wən, Bura cuwar, Karekare ùwan, Ngamo yàwàn, Bole yàuno, Miya yàwun, Wandala guwe, Matal gawan, Glavda gùna, Kirya-Konzel cùúnə́, Bana cìwə̀. Etymology templates: {{cog|dbp|gī̀wən}} Duwai gī̀wən, {{cog|bwr|cuwar}} Bura cuwar, {{cog|kai|ùwan}} Karekare ùwan, {{cog|nbh|yàwàn}} Ngamo yàwàn, {{cog|bol|yàuno}} Bole yàuno, {{cog|mkf|yàwun}} Miya yàwun, {{cog|mfi|guwe}} Wandala guwe, {{cog|mfh|gawan}} Matal gawan, {{cog|glw|gùna}} Glavda gùna, {{cog|fkk|cùúnə́}} Kirya-Konzel cùúnə́, {{cog|bcw|cìwə̀}} Bana cìwə̀ Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|gīwā|gīwā̀yē}} gīwā f (plural gīwā̀yē, possessed form gīwar̃)
  1. elephant Categories (lifeform): Mammals
    Sense id: en-giwa-ha-noun-zQjExDFt Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dbp",
        "2": "gī̀wən"
      },
      "expansion": "Duwai gī̀wən",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bwr",
        "2": "cuwar"
      },
      "expansion": "Bura cuwar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kai",
        "2": "ùwan"
      },
      "expansion": "Karekare ùwan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nbh",
        "2": "yàwàn"
      },
      "expansion": "Ngamo yàwàn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bol",
        "2": "yàuno"
      },
      "expansion": "Bole yàuno",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mkf",
        "2": "yàwun"
      },
      "expansion": "Miya yàwun",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mfi",
        "2": "guwe"
      },
      "expansion": "Wandala guwe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mfh",
        "2": "gawan"
      },
      "expansion": "Matal gawan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "glw",
        "2": "gùna"
      },
      "expansion": "Glavda gùna",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fkk",
        "2": "cùúnə́"
      },
      "expansion": "Kirya-Konzel cùúnə́",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bcw",
        "2": "cìwə̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Bana cìwə̀",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West-Chadic *giw-. Cognate with Duwai gī̀wən, Bura cuwar, Karekare ùwan, Ngamo yàwàn, Bole yàuno, Miya yàwun, Wandala guwe, Matal gawan, Glavda gùna, Kirya-Konzel cùúnə́, Bana cìwə̀.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gīwā",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gīwā̀yē",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gīwar̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "gīwā",
        "3": "gīwā̀yē"
      },
      "expansion": "gīwā f (plural gīwā̀yē, possessed form gīwar̃)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "ha:Mammals",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "elephant"
      ],
      "id": "en-giwa-ha-noun-zQjExDFt",
      "links": [
        [
          "elephant",
          "elephant"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡíː.wáː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɟíː.wáː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "giwa"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dbp",
        "2": "gī̀wən"
      },
      "expansion": "Duwai gī̀wən",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bwr",
        "2": "cuwar"
      },
      "expansion": "Bura cuwar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kai",
        "2": "ùwan"
      },
      "expansion": "Karekare ùwan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nbh",
        "2": "yàwàn"
      },
      "expansion": "Ngamo yàwàn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bol",
        "2": "yàuno"
      },
      "expansion": "Bole yàuno",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mkf",
        "2": "yàwun"
      },
      "expansion": "Miya yàwun",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mfi",
        "2": "guwe"
      },
      "expansion": "Wandala guwe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mfh",
        "2": "gawan"
      },
      "expansion": "Matal gawan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "glw",
        "2": "gùna"
      },
      "expansion": "Glavda gùna",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fkk",
        "2": "cùúnə́"
      },
      "expansion": "Kirya-Konzel cùúnə́",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bcw",
        "2": "cìwə̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Bana cìwə̀",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West-Chadic *giw-. Cognate with Duwai gī̀wən, Bura cuwar, Karekare ùwan, Ngamo yàwàn, Bole yàuno, Miya yàwun, Wandala guwe, Matal gawan, Glavda gùna, Kirya-Konzel cùúnə́, Bana cìwə̀.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gīwā",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gīwā̀yē",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gīwar̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "gīwā",
        "3": "gīwā̀yē"
      },
      "expansion": "gīwā f (plural gīwā̀yē, possessed form gīwar̃)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hausa feminine nouns",
        "Hausa lemmas",
        "Hausa nouns",
        "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ha:Mammals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "elephant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elephant",
          "elephant"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡíː.wáː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɟíː.wáː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "giwa"
}

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