"wala" meaning in Hausa

See wala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /wáː.láː/, [wáː.láː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: wālā [canonical, feminine], wālar̃ [possessed-form]
Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|wālā}} wālā f (possessed form wālar̃)
  1. turtledove Categories (lifeform): Birds
    Sense id: en-wala-ha-noun-73a86NJk Disambiguation of Birds: 100 0 Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 95 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /wáː.làː/, [wáː.làː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: wālā̀ [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|ha|verb|grade 1|head=wālā̀|sort=}} wālā̀ (grade 1), {{ha-verb|1|wālā̀}} wālā̀ (grade 1)
  1. to relax
    Sense id: en-wala-ha-verb-DjQFg3~l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wālā",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wālar̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "wālā"
      },
      "expansion": "wālā f (possessed form wālar̃)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Birds",
          "orig": "ha:Birds",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "turtledove"
      ],
      "id": "en-wala-ha-noun-73a86NJk",
      "links": [
        [
          "turtledove",
          "turtledove"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wáː.láː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wáː.láː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wala"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wālā̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "grade 1",
        "head": "wālā̀",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wālā̀ (grade 1)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "1",
        "2": "wālā̀"
      },
      "expansion": "wālā̀ (grade 1)",
      "name": "ha-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to relax"
      ],
      "id": "en-wala-ha-verb-DjQFg3~l",
      "links": [
        [
          "relax",
          "relax"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wáː.làː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wáː.làː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wala"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hausa feminine nouns",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Hausa verbs",
    "Pages with 22 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ha:Birds"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wālā",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wālar̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "wālā"
      },
      "expansion": "wālā f (possessed form wālar̃)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "turtledove"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "turtledove",
          "turtledove"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wáː.láː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wáː.láː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wala"
}

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    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Hausa verbs",
    "Pages with 22 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ha:Birds"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wālā̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "grade 1",
        "head": "wālā̀",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wālā̀ (grade 1)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "1",
        "2": "wālā̀"
      },
      "expansion": "wālā̀ (grade 1)",
      "name": "ha-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to relax"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "relax",
          "relax"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wáː.làː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wáː.làː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wala"
}

Download raw JSONL data for wala meaning in Hausa (1.5kB)

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}

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