"tef" meaning in Hausa

See tef in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /téf/, [téɸ] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: têf [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: Borrowed from English tape. Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|en|tape}} English tape Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|têf}} têf m
  1. measuring tape
    Sense id: en-tef-ha-noun-PrrGBYQR Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 52 3 1 5 32 5 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 2 1 4 31 3 1 Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 94 5 1
  2. recording tape
    Sense id: en-tef-ha-noun-vC~DWAGA
  3. movie, film
    Sense id: en-tef-ha-noun-uK0uZHWl
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        "1": "ha",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "tape"
      },
      "expansion": "English tape",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English tape.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "têf",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "m",
        "2": "têf"
      },
      "expansion": "têf m",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "94 5 1",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "measuring tape",
          "measuring tape"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "recording tape"
      ],
      "id": "en-tef-ha-noun-vC~DWAGA"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "movie, film"
      ],
      "id": "en-tef-ha-noun-uK0uZHWl",
      "links": [
        [
          "movie",
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        ],
        [
          "film",
          "film"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/téf/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[téɸ]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tef"
}
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    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa masculine nouns",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms borrowed from English",
    "Hausa terms derived from English",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "tape"
      },
      "expansion": "English tape",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "têf"
      },
      "expansion": "têf m",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "measuring tape"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "recording tape"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "movie, film"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "movie",
          "movie"
        ],
        [
          "film",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/téf/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[téɸ]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
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}

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