"faʻa" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Tongan]

IPA: /fa.ʔa/
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *faka. Doublet of faka. Etymology templates: {{inh|to|poz-pol-pro|*faka}} Proto-Polynesian *faka, {{doublet|to|faka}} Doublet of faka Head templates: {{head|to|adverb}} faʻa
  1. like
    Sense id: en-faʻa-to-adv-yrJkSCi8 Categories (other): Tongan prepositions Disambiguation of Tongan prepositions: 65 35

Preposition [Tongan]

IPA: /fa.ʔa/
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *faka. Doublet of faka. Etymology templates: {{inh|to|poz-pol-pro|*faka}} Proto-Polynesian *faka, {{doublet|to|faka}} Doublet of faka Head templates: {{head|to|preposition}} faʻa
  1. in the manner of
    Sense id: en-faʻa-to-prep-9xrFQzxR Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tongan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Tongan entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
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        "1": "to",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*faka"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *faka",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "faka"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of faka",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *faka. Doublet of faka.",
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  "lang": "Tongan",
  "lang_code": "to",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
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          "name": "Tongan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in the manner of"
      ],
      "id": "en-faʻa-to-prep-9xrFQzxR"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fa.ʔa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "faʻa"
}

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        "1": "to",
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *faka. Doublet of faka.",
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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  "lang": "Tongan",
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  "pos": "adv",
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "65 35",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "There are nine things like parts called the classes which have breasts, like so:—\n1. The animals with two hands (Bimana)",
          "ref": "Pamphlets in the Tonga language, \"Koe Hisitolia o Natula\", page 58",
          "text": "Oku faa vahe ae kalasi huhu kihe faahiga e hiva, o behe:—\n1. Koe manu nima ua (Bimana)",
          "translation": "There are nine things like parts called the classes which have breasts, like so:—\n1. The animals with two hands (Bimana)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "like"
      ],
      "id": "en-faʻa-to-adv-yrJkSCi8",
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        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/fa.ʔa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "faʻa"
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    "Tongan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Tongan terms with IPA pronunciation"
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *faka. Doublet of faka.",
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      },
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  "lang_code": "to",
  "pos": "prep",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "in the manner of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fa.ʔa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "faʻa"
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      },
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  "lang_code": "to",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
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        {
          "english": "There are nine things like parts called the classes which have breasts, like so:—\n1. The animals with two hands (Bimana)",
          "ref": "Pamphlets in the Tonga language, \"Koe Hisitolia o Natula\", page 58",
          "text": "Oku faa vahe ae kalasi huhu kihe faahiga e hiva, o behe:—\n1. Koe manu nima ua (Bimana)",
          "translation": "There are nine things like parts called the classes which have breasts, like so:—\n1. The animals with two hands (Bimana)"
        }
      ],
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        "like"
      ],
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          "like",
          "like"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/fa.ʔa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "faʻa"
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