"hawa'i" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /hà.wáː.ʔíː/, [hà.wáː.ʔíː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: hàwā'ī [canonical, feminine, masculine], hàwā'in [possessed-form]
Etymology: From Arabic هَوَائِيّ (hawāʔiyy). Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|ar|هَوَائِيّ}} Arabic هَوَائِيّ (hawāʔiyy) Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|hàwā'ī|g2=f}} hàwā'ī m or f (possessed form hàwā'in)
  1. irresponsible person; someone with their head in the clouds
    Sense id: en-hawa'i-ha-noun-3wHiLkqx Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header

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        "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation"
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