"maina" meaning in Hausa

See maina in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mái.nà/, [méi.nə̀] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: mainà [canonical, masculine], mainàn [possessed-form]
Etymology: From Kanuri maina. Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|kr|maina}} Kanuri maina Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|mainà}} mainà m (possessed form mainàn)
  1. prince Related terms: ciroma
    Sense id: en-maina-ha-noun-m9Lvep3b Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries, Nobility
     
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "kr",
        "3": "maina"
      },
      "expansion": "Kanuri maina",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Kanuri maina.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mainà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mainàn",
      "links": [
        [
          "mainàn",
          "mainan"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "mainà"
      },
      "expansion": "mainà m (possessed form mainàn)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 14 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Nobility",
          "orig": "ha:Nobility",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "prince"
      ],
      "id": "en-maina-ha-noun-m9Lvep3b",
      "links": [
        [
          "prince",
          "prince"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "ciroma"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mái.nà/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[méi.nə̀]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maina"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "kr",
        "3": "maina"
      },
      "expansion": "Kanuri maina",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Kanuri maina.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mainà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mainàn",
      "links": [
        [
          "mainàn",
          "mainan"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "mainà"
      },
      "expansion": "mainà m (possessed form mainàn)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ciroma"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hausa lemmas",
        "Hausa masculine nouns",
        "Hausa nouns",
        "Hausa terms borrowed from Kanuri",
        "Hausa terms derived from Kanuri",
        "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 14 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ha:Nobility"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "prince"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prince",
          "prince"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mái.nà/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[méi.nə̀]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maina"
}

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