"rai" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /ɽâi/, [ɽâi] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: râi [canonical, masculine], rāyukā̀ [plural], râin [possessed-form]
Etymology: Possibly cognate with Duwai r̃ùwà (“life”). Etymology templates: {{cog|dbp|r̃ùwà||life}} Duwai r̃ùwà (“life”) Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|râi|rāyukā̀}} râi m (plural rāyukā̀, possessed form râin)
  1. life
    Sense id: en-rai-ha-noun-Y71wZe8e
  2. spirit, mind
    Sense id: en-rai-ha-noun-NW6DOOmZ
  3. hope, salvation
    Sense id: en-rai-ha-noun-JaX21PjF Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 71 10
  4. prosperity
    Sense id: en-rai-ha-noun-9U2TCS-u
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dbp",
        "2": "r̃ùwà",
        "3": "",
        "4": "life"
      },
      "expansion": "Duwai r̃ùwà (“life”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly cognate with Duwai r̃ùwà (“life”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "râi",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rāyukā̀",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "râin",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "râi",
        "3": "rāyukā̀"
      },
      "expansion": "râi m (plural rāyukā̀, possessed form râin)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "life"
      ],
      "id": "en-rai-ha-noun-Y71wZe8e",
      "links": [
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spirit, mind"
      ],
      "id": "en-rai-ha-noun-NW6DOOmZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "mind",
          "mind"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 10 71 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hope, salvation"
      ],
      "id": "en-rai-ha-noun-JaX21PjF",
      "links": [
        [
          "hope",
          "hope"
        ],
        [
          "salvation",
          "salvation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "prosperity"
      ],
      "id": "en-rai-ha-noun-9U2TCS-u",
      "links": [
        [
          "prosperity",
          "prosperity"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɽâi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɽâi]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rai"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa masculine nouns",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 24 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dbp",
        "2": "r̃ùwà",
        "3": "",
        "4": "life"
      },
      "expansion": "Duwai r̃ùwà (“life”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly cognate with Duwai r̃ùwà (“life”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "râi",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rāyukā̀",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "râin",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "râi",
        "3": "rāyukā̀"
      },
      "expansion": "râi m (plural rāyukā̀, possessed form râin)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "life"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spirit, mind"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "mind",
          "mind"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hope, salvation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hope",
          "hope"
        ],
        [
          "salvation",
          "salvation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "prosperity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prosperity",
          "prosperity"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɽâi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɽâi]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rai"
}

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