"kai" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /kâi/, [kâi] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: kâi [canonical, masculine], kāwunā̀ [plural], kâin [possessed-form]
Etymology: Cognate with Bole kóːʔiː, Galambu kā, Gera ká, Deno kàá, Mangas kaam, Goemai kāː, Polci gaam. Etymology templates: {{cog|bol|kóːʔiː}} Bole kóːʔiː, {{cog|glo|kā}} Galambu kā, {{cog|gew|ká}} Gera ká, {{cog|dbb|kàá}} Deno kàá, {{cog|zns|kaam}} Mangas kaam, {{cog|ank|kāː}} Goemai kāː, {{cog|plj|gaam}} Polci gaam Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|kâi|kāwunā̀}} kâi m (plural kāwunā̀, possessed form kâin)
  1. head
    Sense id: en-kai-ha-noun-ny5tM6Nx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

IPA: /kái/, [kéi] (note: Standard Kano Hausa)
Etymology: From Proto-Afroasiatic [Term?]. Cognates include Mangas ka, Polci kii, Miship ɡɨ. Etymology templates: {{inh|ha|afa-pro|}} Proto-Afroasiatic [Term?], {{cog|zns|ka}} Mangas ka, {{cog|plj|kii}} Polci kii, {{cog|mjs|ɡɨ}} Miship ɡɨ Head templates: {{head|ha|pronoun|head=kai|sort=}} kai, {{ha-pos|pronoun|kai}} kai
  1. you (2nd person singular subject pronoun) Related terms: mákà (2nd person singular indirect object enclitic pronoun), ká (2nd person singular independent object pronoun), -kà (2nd person singular possessive enclitic pronoun)
    Sense id: en-kai-ha-pron-MOQ-lnq5 Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Hausa pronouns Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Download JSON data for kai meaning in Hausa (2.7kB)

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        },
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    }
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    }
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
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      },
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      "ipa": "[kâi]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
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