"walƙiya" meaning in Hausa

See walƙiya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /wàl.kʼí.jáː/, [wàl.cʼɪ́.jáː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: wàlƙiyā [canonical, feminine], wàlƙiyar̃ [possessed-form]
Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|wàlƙiyā}} wàlƙiyā f (possessed form wàlƙiyar̃)
  1. lightning
    Sense id: en-walƙiya-ha-noun-Adtxq4BI
  2. glossiness
    Sense id: en-walƙiya-ha-noun-IjRFCm8i Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Weather Disambiguation of Weather: 0 0
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