"blai" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Palauan]

IPA: /blaj/
Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay. However, this term does not reflect regular inherited sound changes from the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian etymon; the term could be an early borrowing, possibly from a Philippine language (compare Cebuano baláy) or a chance resemblance. Doublet of bai. Etymology templates: {{der|pau|poz-pro|*balay}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, {{bor|pau|phi}} Philippine, {{cog|ceb|baláy}} Cebuano baláy, {{doublet|pau|bai}} Doublet of bai Head templates: {{head|pau|noun}} blai
  1. house
    Sense id: en-blai-pau-noun-1uIShmIa Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Palauan entries with incorrect language header, Buildings
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        "2": "poz-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pau",
        "2": "phi"
      },
      "expansion": "Philippine",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "baláy"
      },
      "expansion": "Cebuano baláy",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pau",
        "2": "bai"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of bai",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay. However, this term does not reflect regular inherited sound changes from the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian etymon; the term could be an early borrowing, possibly from a Philippine language (compare Cebuano baláy) or a chance resemblance. Doublet of bai.",
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "pau",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "blai",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Palauan",
  "lang_code": "pau",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Palauan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "pau",
          "name": "Buildings",
          "orig": "pau:Buildings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "house"
      ],
      "id": "en-blai-pau-noun-1uIShmIa",
      "links": [
        [
          "house",
          "house"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/blaj/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blai"
}
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        "1": "pau",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*balay"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pau",
        "2": "phi"
      },
      "expansion": "Philippine",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "baláy"
      },
      "expansion": "Cebuano baláy",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pau",
        "2": "bai"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of bai",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
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  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "pau",
        "2": "noun"
      },
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      "name": "head"
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Palauan doublets",
        "Palauan entries with incorrect language header",
        "Palauan lemmas",
        "Palauan nouns",
        "Palauan terms borrowed from Philippine languages",
        "Palauan terms derived from Philippine languages",
        "Palauan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "pau:Buildings"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "house"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "house",
          "house"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/blaj/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blai"
}

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