"uwa" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /ʔú.wáː/, [ʔʊ́.wáː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: uwā [canonical, feminine], iyā̀yē [plural], uwar̃ [possessed-form]
Etymology: Newman derives this from Proto-Chadic *wəɗi. Blench suggests a derivation from a Plateau Benue-Congo language; compare Ningye Numana uwa (“wife”), Kanufi uwa (“woman”), Bu iwa (“wife”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ha|cdc-pro|*wəɗi}} Proto-Chadic *wəɗi, {{der|ha|nic-bco}} Benue-Congo, {{cog|nbr|uwa||wife}} Numana uwa (“wife”), {{cog|kni|uwa||woman}} Kanufi uwa (“woman”), {{cog|jid|iwa||wife}} Bu iwa (“wife”) Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|uwā|iyā̀yē}} uwā f (plural iyā̀yē, possessed form uwar̃)
  1. mother
    Sense id: en-uwa-ha-noun-zwYi7ypm
  2. (in compounds) largest or chief part Tags: in-compounds Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-uwa-ha-noun-GM8O4yn8 Disambiguation of Family: 0 100 Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Hausa entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Hausa entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: ùbā

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      "name": "cog"
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      "tags": [
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            "Fundamental"
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        "(in compounds) largest or chief part"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ʔʊ́.wáː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
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    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms derived from Benue-Congo languages",
    "Hausa terms derived from Proto-Chadic",
    "Hausa terms inherited from Proto-Chadic",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "word": "ùbā"
    }
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    },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "jid",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "wife"
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        "feminine"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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        "largest or chief part"
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          "large",
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      "ipa": "[ʔʊ́.wáː]",
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