"minti" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /mín.tìː/, [mɪ́n.tìː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: mintī̀ [canonical, feminine], mintōcī [plural], mintìn [possessed-form]
Etymology: Borrowed from English minute. Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|en|minute}} English minute Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|mintī̀|mintōcī}} mintī̀ f (plural mintōcī, possessed form mintìn)
  1. minute (unit of time)
    Sense id: en-minti-ha-noun-tQwAI2To Categories (other): Pages with entries, Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Time Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 24 34 0 13 1 1 1 1 1 5 Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of Time: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /mín.tìː/, [mɪ́n.tìː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: mintī̀ [canonical, feminine], mintìn [possessed-form]
Etymology: Borrowed from English mint. Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|en|mint}} English mint Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|mintī̀}} mintī̀ f (possessed form mintìn)
  1. peppermint candy
    Sense id: en-minti-ha-noun-GXScsMw0 Categories (other): Sweets Disambiguation of Sweets: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        "1": "ha",
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    }
  ],
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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "[mɪ́n.tìː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/mín.tìː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɪ́n.tìː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "minti"
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      "links": [
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  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "peppermint candy"
      ],
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        [
          "peppermint",
          "peppermint"
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          "candy",
          "candy"
        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/mín.tìː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɪ́n.tìː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
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