"vaʻu" meaning in All languages combined

See vaʻu on Wiktionary

Numeral [South Marquesan]

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Oceanic *walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu. Etymology templates: {{inh|mqm|poz-pol-pro|*walu}} Proto-Polynesian *walu, {{inh|mqm|poz-oce-pro|*walu}} Proto-Oceanic *walu, {{inh|mqm|poz-pro|*walu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, {{inh|mqm|map-pro|*walu}} Proto-Austronesian *walu Head templates: {{head|mqm|numeral}} vaʻu
  1. eight
    Sense id: en-vaʻu-mqm-num-wZXS2HVi Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, South Marquesan cardinal numbers, South Marquesan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 95 0 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 0 4

Numeral [Tahitian]

Etymology: From varu. Head templates: {{head|ty|numeral}} vaʻu
  1. eight Derived forms: vaʻu ʻahuru
    Sense id: en-vaʻu-ty-num-wZXS2HVi Categories (other): Tahitian cardinal numbers
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Tahitian]

Etymology: . Head templates: {{head|ty|verb}} vaʻu
  1. to scrape
    Sense id: en-vaʻu-ty-verb-qkbkEf3d Categories (other): Tahitian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tahitian entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mqm",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*walu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *walu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mqm",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*walu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *walu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mqm",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*walu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mqm",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*walu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *walu",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Oceanic *walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mqm",
        "2": "numeral"
      },
      "expansion": "vaʻu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "South Marquesan",
  "lang_code": "mqm",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "South Marquesan cardinal numbers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "South Marquesan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "95 0 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "96 0 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eight"
      ],
      "id": "en-vaʻu-mqm-num-wZXS2HVi",
      "links": [
        [
          "eight",
          "eight"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vaʻu"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Rapa Nui",
      "lang_code": "rap",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "va'u"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_text": "From varu.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "numeral"
      },
      "expansion": "vaʻu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tahitian",
  "lang_code": "ty",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tahitian cardinal numbers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "vaʻu ʻahuru"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "eight people",
          "text": "nā taʻata/tāʻata e vaʻu",
          "translation": "eight people",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eight"
      ],
      "id": "en-vaʻu-ty-num-wZXS2HVi",
      "links": [
        [
          "eight",
          "eight#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vaʻu"
}

{
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "etymology_text": ".",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "vaʻu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tahitian",
  "lang_code": "ty",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tahitian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to scrape"
      ],
      "id": "en-vaʻu-ty-verb-qkbkEf3d",
      "links": [
        [
          "scrape",
          "scrape"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vaʻu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mqm",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*walu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *walu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mqm",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*walu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *walu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mqm",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*walu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mqm",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*walu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *walu",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Oceanic *walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mqm",
        "2": "numeral"
      },
      "expansion": "vaʻu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "South Marquesan",
  "lang_code": "mqm",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "South Marquesan cardinal numbers",
        "South Marquesan entries with incorrect language header",
        "South Marquesan lemmas",
        "South Marquesan numerals",
        "South Marquesan terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
        "South Marquesan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "South Marquesan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
        "South Marquesan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
        "South Marquesan terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
        "South Marquesan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "South Marquesan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
        "South Marquesan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eight"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "eight",
          "eight"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vaʻu"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Tahitian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tahitian lemmas",
    "Tahitian numerals",
    "Tahitian verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "vaʻu ʻahuru"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Rapa Nui",
      "lang_code": "rap",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "va'u"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_text": "From varu.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "numeral"
      },
      "expansion": "vaʻu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tahitian",
  "lang_code": "ty",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tahitian cardinal numbers",
        "Tahitian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "eight people",
          "text": "nā taʻata/tāʻata e vaʻu",
          "translation": "eight people",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eight"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "eight",
          "eight#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vaʻu"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Tahitian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tahitian lemmas",
    "Tahitian verbs"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "etymology_text": ".",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "vaʻu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tahitian",
  "lang_code": "ty",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to scrape"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scrape",
          "scrape"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vaʻu"
}

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