"laʻa" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Hawaiian]

IPA: /ˈla.ʔa/, [ˈlɐ.ʔə]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *laka₂ (“sacred”). Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*laka₂|t=sacred}} Proto-Polynesian *laka₂ (“sacred”) Head templates: {{head|haw|verb}} laʻa, {{tlb|haw|stative}} (stative)
  1. sacred, holy, consecrated Tags: stative
    Sense id: en-laʻa-haw-verb-Tf~WZR2M
  2. bound under oath; in great trouble, doomed Tags: stative
    Sense id: en-laʻa-haw-verb-2BShtOlN Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ā laʻa lā, hoʻolaʻa, laʻahia
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ā laʻa lā"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hoʻolaʻa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "laʻahia"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*laka₂",
        "t": "sacred"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *laka₂ (“sacred”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *laka₂ (“sacred”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "laʻa",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "stative"
      },
      "expansion": "(stative)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sacred, holy, consecrated"
      ],
      "id": "en-laʻa-haw-verb-Tf~WZR2M",
      "links": [
        [
          "sacred",
          "sacred"
        ],
        [
          "holy",
          "holy"
        ],
        [
          "consecrated",
          "consecrated"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 72",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 73",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 74",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bound under oath; in great trouble, doomed"
      ],
      "id": "en-laʻa-haw-verb-2BShtOlN",
      "links": [
        [
          "bound",
          "bound"
        ],
        [
          "trouble",
          "trouble"
        ],
        [
          "doomed",
          "doomed"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈla.ʔa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɐ.ʔə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "laʻa"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian stative verbs",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Hawaiian verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ā laʻa lā"
    },
    {
      "word": "hoʻolaʻa"
    },
    {
      "word": "laʻahia"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*laka₂",
        "t": "sacred"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *laka₂ (“sacred”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *laka₂ (“sacred”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "laʻa",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "stative"
      },
      "expansion": "(stative)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sacred, holy, consecrated"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sacred",
          "sacred"
        ],
        [
          "holy",
          "holy"
        ],
        [
          "consecrated",
          "consecrated"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bound under oath; in great trouble, doomed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bound",
          "bound"
        ],
        [
          "trouble",
          "trouble"
        ],
        [
          "doomed",
          "doomed"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈla.ʔa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɐ.ʔə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "laʻa"
}

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