"moenga" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Maori]

IPA: /ˈmoeŋa/, [ˈmɔɛŋɐ]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *moeŋa (“bed, sleeping place, sleeping mat”). Cognate with Hawaiian moena (“bed”). By surface analysis, moe (“to sleep”) + -nga (deverbal suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*moeŋa|t=bed, sleeping place, sleeping mat}} Proto-Polynesian *moeŋa (“bed, sleeping place, sleeping mat”), {{cog|haw|moena|t=bed}} Hawaiian moena (“bed”), {{surf|mi|moe|-nga|pos2=deverbal suffix|t1=to sleep}} By surface analysis, moe (“to sleep”) + -nga (deverbal suffix) Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} moenga, {{mi-noun}} moenga
  1. a bed
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      },
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    }
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        },
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mi",
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      "id": "en-moenga-mi-noun-HD5IQTFe",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɔɛŋɐ]"
    }
  ],
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}
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
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      },
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  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
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        "Maori lemmas",
        "Maori nouns",
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        "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
        "Maori terms suffixed with -nga",
        "Maori terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "mi:Furniture"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a bed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bed",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmoeŋa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɔɛŋɐ]"
    }
  ],
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}

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