"faai" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [South Efate]

Etymology: From Proto-North-Central Vanuatu *vaRi, from Proto-Oceanic *paRi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paRih, from Proto-Austronesian *paRiS. Cognate with Mota var and Raga vari. Etymology templates: {{inh|erk|poz-oce-pro|*paRi}} Proto-Oceanic *paRi, {{inh|erk|poz-pro|*paRih}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paRih, {{inh|erk|map-pro|*paRiS}} Proto-Austronesian *paRiS, {{cog|mtt|var}} Mota var, {{cog|lml|vari}} Raga vari Head templates: {{head|erk|noun}} faai
  1. stingray (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) Hyponyms: faai mantu (english: Identified as both manta ray and, devil ray), faai kuul (alt: bluespotted ribbontail ray), Taeniura lymma, faai p̃og (english: spotted eagle ray), Aetobatus narinari, faai pumat (alt: bluespotted stingray), Dasyatis kuhlii, faai suar (english: eagle ray)
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-North-Central Vanuatu *vaRi, from Proto-Oceanic *paRi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paRih, from Proto-Austronesian *paRiS. Cognate with Mota var and Raga vari.",
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  "lang": "South Efate",
  "lang_code": "erk",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "langcode": "erk",
          "name": "Rays and skates",
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      "glosses": [
        "stingray (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes)"
      ],
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          "english": "Identified as both manta ray and, devil ray",
          "translation": "Identified as both manta ray and, devil ray",
          "word": "faai mantu"
        },
        {
          "alt": "bluespotted ribbontail ray",
          "word": "faai kuul"
        },
        {
          "word": "Taeniura lymma"
        },
        {
          "english": "spotted eagle ray",
          "translation": "spotted eagle ray",
          "word": "faai p̃og"
        },
        {
          "word": "Aetobatus narinari"
        },
        {
          "alt": "bluespotted stingray",
          "word": "faai pumat"
        },
        {
          "word": "Dasyatis kuhlii"
        },
        {
          "english": "eagle ray",
          "translation": "eagle ray",
          "word": "faai suar"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-faai-erk-noun-zLV0JMgi",
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          "stingray",
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        ]
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      },
      "expansion": "Mota var",
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    },
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      "expansion": "Raga vari",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-North-Central Vanuatu *vaRi, from Proto-Oceanic *paRi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paRih, from Proto-Austronesian *paRiS. Cognate with Mota var and Raga vari.",
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  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "english": "Identified as both manta ray and, devil ray",
      "translation": "Identified as both manta ray and, devil ray",
      "word": "faai mantu"
    },
    {
      "alt": "bluespotted ribbontail ray",
      "word": "faai kuul"
    },
    {
      "word": "Taeniura lymma"
    },
    {
      "english": "spotted eagle ray",
      "translation": "spotted eagle ray",
      "word": "faai p̃og"
    },
    {
      "word": "Aetobatus narinari"
    },
    {
      "alt": "bluespotted stingray",
      "word": "faai pumat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dasyatis kuhlii"
    },
    {
      "english": "eagle ray",
      "translation": "eagle ray",
      "word": "faai suar"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "South Efate",
  "lang_code": "erk",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "South Efate lemmas",
        "South Efate nouns",
        "South Efate terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
        "South Efate terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "South Efate terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
        "South Efate terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
        "South Efate terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "South Efate terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
        "Undetermined language links",
        "Undetermined links with redundant target parameters",
        "erk:Rays and skates"
      ],
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        "stingray (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes)"
      ],
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          "stingray"
        ]
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