"iska" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /ʔís.kàː/, [ʔɪ́s.kàː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: iskā̀ [canonical, feminine, masculine], iskōkī [plural], iskàn [possessed-form]
Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|iskā̀|iskōkī|g2=f}} iskā̀ m or f (plural iskōkī, possessed form iskàn)
  1. air Categories (topical): Weather
    Sense id: en-iska-ha-noun-n-Qw5SdG Disambiguation of Weather: 52 43 5
  2. wind, breeze Categories (topical): Weather
    Sense id: en-iska-ha-noun-kHbP55Zf Disambiguation of Weather: 52 43 5
  3. spirit (especially in the context of Hausa animism) Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-iska-ha-noun-aqcxyukA Disambiguation of Religion: 0 0 100 Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 2 23 75

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "iskā̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iskōkī",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iskàn",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "iskā̀",
        "3": "iskōkī",
        "g2": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "iskā̀ m or f (plural iskōkī, possessed form iskàn)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "52 43 5",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Weather",
          "orig": "ha:Weather",
          "parents": [
            "Atmosphere",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "air"
      ],
      "id": "en-iska-ha-noun-n-Qw5SdG",
      "links": [
        [
          "air",
          "air"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "52 43 5",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Weather",
          "orig": "ha:Weather",
          "parents": [
            "Atmosphere",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wind, breeze"
      ],
      "id": "en-iska-ha-noun-kHbP55Zf",
      "links": [
        [
          "wind",
          "wind"
        ],
        [
          "breeze",
          "breeze"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 23 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 100",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "ha:Religion",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spirit (especially in the context of Hausa animism)"
      ],
      "id": "en-iska-ha-noun-aqcxyukA",
      "links": [
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔís.kàː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɪ́s.kàː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iska"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hausa feminine nouns",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa masculine nouns",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa nouns with multiple genders",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "ha:Religion",
    "ha:Weather"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "iskā̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iskōkī",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iskàn",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "iskā̀",
        "3": "iskōkī",
        "g2": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "iskā̀ m or f (plural iskōkī, possessed form iskàn)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "air"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "air",
          "air"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wind, breeze"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wind",
          "wind"
        ],
        [
          "breeze",
          "breeze"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spirit (especially in the context of Hausa animism)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔís.kàː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɪ́s.kàː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iska"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Hausa dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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