"kifi" meaning in Hausa

See kifi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kíː.fíː/, [cíː.ɸíː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: kīfī [canonical, masculine], kīfā̀yē [plural], kīfin [possessed-form]
Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|kīfī|kīfā̀yē}} kīfī m (plural kīfā̀yē, possessed form kīfin)
  1. fish Categories (lifeform): Fish
    Sense id: en-kifi-ha-noun-tHSpmicF Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kīfī",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kīfā̀yē",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kīfin",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "kīfī",
        "3": "kīfā̀yē"
      },
      "expansion": "kīfī m (plural kīfā̀yē, possessed form kīfin)",
      "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 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Fish",
          "orig": "ha:Fish",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fish"
      ],
      "id": "en-kifi-ha-noun-tHSpmicF",
      "links": [
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kíː.fíː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[cíː.ɸíː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kifi"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kīfī",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kīfā̀yē",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kīfin",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "kīfī",
        "3": "kīfā̀yē"
      },
      "expansion": "kīfī m (plural kīfā̀yē, possessed form kīfin)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hausa lemmas",
        "Hausa masculine nouns",
        "Hausa nouns",
        "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ha:Fish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kíː.fíː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[cíː.ɸíː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kifi"
}

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