"katafa" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Tongan]

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *katafa, from Proto-Oceanic *katapa. Etymology templates: {{inh|to|poz-pol-pro|*katafa}} Proto-Polynesian *katafa, {{inh|to|poz-oce-pro|*katapa}} Proto-Oceanic *katapa Head templates: {{head|to|noun}} katafa
  1. frigate bird
    Sense id: en-katafa-to-noun-K4OfF-oq Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tongan entries with incorrect language header, Suliform birds, Tubenose birds Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1 Disambiguation of Tongan entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Suliform birds: 90 10 Disambiguation of Tubenose birds: 90 10
  2. albatross
    Sense id: en-katafa-to-noun-JPk9wVk4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: katafa lalahi (english: wandering albatross)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "wandering albatross",
      "translation": "wandering albatross",
      "word": "katafa lalahi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*katafa",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/katafa"
    ],
    [
      "*katapa",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/katapa"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*katafa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *katafa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*katapa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *katapa",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *katafa, from Proto-Oceanic *katapa.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "katafa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tongan",
  "lang_code": "to",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "99 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "99 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "93 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tongan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "90 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "to",
          "name": "Suliform birds",
          "orig": "to:Suliform birds",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "90 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "to",
          "name": "Tubenose birds",
          "orig": "to:Tubenose birds",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "frigate bird"
      ],
      "id": "en-katafa-to-noun-K4OfF-oq",
      "links": [
        [
          "frigate bird",
          "frigate bird"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "albatross"
      ],
      "id": "en-katafa-to-noun-JPk9wVk4",
      "links": [
        [
          "albatross",
          "albatross"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "katafa"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Tongan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tongan lemmas",
    "Tongan nouns",
    "Tongan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Tongan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Tongan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Tongan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "to:Suliform birds",
    "to:Tubenose birds"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "wandering albatross",
      "translation": "wandering albatross",
      "word": "katafa lalahi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*katafa",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/katafa"
    ],
    [
      "*katapa",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/katapa"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*katafa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *katafa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*katapa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *katapa",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *katafa, from Proto-Oceanic *katapa.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "katafa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tongan",
  "lang_code": "to",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "frigate bird"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "frigate bird",
          "frigate bird"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "albatross"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "albatross",
          "albatross"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "katafa"
}

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