"kanta" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /kán.táː/, [kán.táː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: kantā [canonical, feminine], kantar̃ [possessed-form]
Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|kantā}} kantā f (possessed form kantar̃)
  1. callus
    Sense id: en-kanta-ha-noun-7LoiNKUK Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kán.tàː/, [kán.tàː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: kantā̀ [canonical, feminine], kantōcī [plural], kantàr̃ [possessed-form]
Etymology: Borrowed from English counter. Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|en|counter}} English counter Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|kantā̀|kantōcī}} kantā̀ f (plural kantōcī, possessed form kantàr̃)
  1. counter, shelf
    Sense id: en-kanta-ha-noun-SXpTBdlW Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    {
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          "callus",
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    {
      "ipa": "/kán.táː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kán.táː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
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}

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    }
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    },
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      ]
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    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 23 entries",
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  ],
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      ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kán.táː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kanta"
}

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    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kantàr̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
          "shelf",
          "shelf"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kán.tàː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kán.tàː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kanta"
}

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