"shinkafa" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /ʃìn.káː.fáː/, [ʃɪ̀ŋ.káː.ɸáː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: shìnkāfā [canonical, feminine], shìnkāfar̃ [possessed-form]
Etymology: A borrowing from an unknown source, perhaps an extinct language of the Niger River valley or Guinea highlands, where rice growing was widespread. Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|shìnkāfā}} shìnkāfā f (possessed form shìnkāfar̃)
  1. rice Categories (lifeform): Grains, Plants
    Sense id: en-shinkafa-ha-noun-IJ92QY7O Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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  "descendants": [
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "idu",
            "2": "osikapa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Idoma: osikapa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Idoma: osikapa"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ig",
            "2": "osikapa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Igbo: osikapa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Igbo: osikapa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "iso",
            "2": "osikapa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Isoko: osikapa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Isoko: osikapa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ijc",
            "2": "sịkapa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Izon: sịkapa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Izon: sịkapa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nup",
            "2": "cenkafa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nupe: cenkafa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nupe: cenkafa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yo",
            "2": "ṣin̄káfà",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Yoruba: ṣin̄káfà",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "obsolete or dialectal"
          },
          "expansion": "(obsolete or dialectal)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Yoruba: ṣin̄káfà (obsolete or dialectal)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dag",
            "2": "shinkaafa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dagbani: shinkaafa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dagbani: shinkaafa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kr",
            "2": "shànkáwá",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kanuri: shànkáwá",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kanuri: shànkáwá"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A borrowing from an unknown source, perhaps an extinct language of the Niger River valley or Guinea highlands, where rice growing was widespread.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shìnkāfā",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shìnkāfar̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "shìnkāfā"
      },
      "expansion": "shìnkāfā f (possessed form shìnkāfar̃)",
      "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 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Grains",
          "orig": "ha:Grains",
          "parents": [
            "Foods",
            "Grasses",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Commelinids",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Plants",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Life",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Plants",
          "orig": "ha:Plants",
          "parents": [
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rice"
      ],
      "id": "en-shinkafa-ha-noun-IJ92QY7O",
      "links": [
        [
          "rice",
          "rice"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃìn.káː.fáː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃɪ̀ŋ.káː.ɸáː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "shinkafa"
}
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "idu",
            "2": "osikapa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Idoma: osikapa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Idoma: osikapa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ig",
            "2": "osikapa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Igbo: osikapa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Igbo: osikapa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "iso",
            "2": "osikapa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Isoko: osikapa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Isoko: osikapa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ijc",
            "2": "sịkapa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Izon: sịkapa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Izon: sịkapa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nup",
            "2": "cenkafa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nupe: cenkafa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nupe: cenkafa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yo",
            "2": "ṣin̄káfà",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Yoruba: ṣin̄káfà",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "obsolete or dialectal"
          },
          "expansion": "(obsolete or dialectal)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Yoruba: ṣin̄káfà (obsolete or dialectal)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dag",
            "2": "shinkaafa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dagbani: shinkaafa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dagbani: shinkaafa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kr",
            "2": "shànkáwá",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kanuri: shànkáwá",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kanuri: shànkáwá"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A borrowing from an unknown source, perhaps an extinct language of the Niger River valley or Guinea highlands, where rice growing was widespread.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shìnkāfā",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shìnkāfar̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "shìnkāfā"
      },
      "expansion": "shìnkāfā f (possessed form shìnkāfar̃)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hausa feminine nouns",
        "Hausa lemmas",
        "Hausa nouns",
        "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "ha:Grains",
        "ha:Plants"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rice"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rice",
          "rice"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃìn.káː.fáː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃɪ̀ŋ.káː.ɸáː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "shinkafa"
}

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