"likita" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /lí.kí.tà/, [lɪ́.cɪ́.tə̀] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: likità [canonical, feminine, masculine], likitōcī [plural], likitàn [possessed-form]
Etymology: An old borrowing from English doctor. Doublet of dokta. Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|en|doctor}} English doctor, {{doublet|ha|dokta}} Doublet of dokta Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|likità|likitōcī|g2=f}} likità m or f (plural likitōcī, possessed form likitàn)
  1. physician, (medical) doctor Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-likita-ha-noun-wSJPw5yF Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "doctor"
      },
      "expansion": "English doctor",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "dokta"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of dokta",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "An old borrowing from English doctor. Doublet of dokta.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "likità",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "likitōcī",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "likitàn",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "likità",
        "3": "likitōcī",
        "g2": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "likità m or f (plural likitōcī, possessed form likitàn)",
      "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 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "ha:Occupations",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "physician, (medical) doctor"
      ],
      "id": "en-likita-ha-noun-wSJPw5yF",
      "links": [
        [
          "physician",
          "physician"
        ],
        [
          "doctor",
          "doctor"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lí.kí.tà/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lɪ́.cɪ́.tə̀]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "likita"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "doctor"
      },
      "expansion": "English doctor",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "dokta"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of dokta",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "An old borrowing from English doctor. Doublet of dokta.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "likità",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "likitōcī",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "likitàn",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "likità",
        "3": "likitōcī",
        "g2": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "likità m or f (plural likitōcī, possessed form likitàn)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hausa doublets",
        "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hausa feminine nouns",
        "Hausa lemmas",
        "Hausa masculine nouns",
        "Hausa nouns",
        "Hausa nouns with multiple genders",
        "Hausa terms borrowed from English",
        "Hausa terms derived from English",
        "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ha:Occupations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "physician, (medical) doctor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "physician",
          "physician"
        ],
        [
          "doctor",
          "doctor"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lí.kí.tà/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lɪ́.cɪ́.tə̀]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "likita"
}

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