"whenua" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Māori]

IPA: /ˈɸenua/, [ˈfɛnʉɐ]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *fenua, from Proto-Central Pacific *vanua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic *panua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua. Cognates include Hawaiian henua and Tahitian fenua. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*fenua}} Proto-Polynesian *fenua, {{inh|mi|pqe-pro|-}} Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, {{inh|mi|poz-cet-pro|-}} Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*panua}} Proto-Oceanic *panua, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*banua}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, {{cog|haw|henua}} Hawaiian henua, {{cog|ty|fenua}} Tahitian fenua Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} whenua, {{mi-noun}} whenua
  1. land Derived forms (land): tangata whenua
    Sense id: en-whenua-mi-noun-kOrmNIfK Categories (other): Māori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Māori entries with incorrect language header: 50 7 7 7 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 13 13 13 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 5 5 5 5 Disambiguation of 'land': 100 0 0 0 0
  2. country
    Sense id: en-whenua-mi-noun-r~ZOT9Ug
  3. state
    Sense id: en-whenua-mi-noun-S6aXNcpT
  4. ground Derived forms (ground): hua whenua
    Sense id: en-whenua-mi-noun-27O1DlnH Disambiguation of 'ground': 0 0 0 100 0
  5. placenta, afterbirth
    Sense id: en-whenua-mi-noun-fHsnY~9Q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (place): Earth Derived forms: tauwhenua, Whenuatū Related terms: motu (english: island)
Disambiguation of Earth: 0 0 0 0 0 Categories (other): Geography Disambiguation of Geography: 0 0 0 0 0
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      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "mi",
      "name": "Geography",
      "orig": "mi:Geography",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    },
    {
      "_dis": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "kind": "place",
      "langcode": "mi",
      "name": "Earth",
      "orig": "mi:Earth",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tauwhenua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Whenuatū"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "pqe-pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *panua",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "henua"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian henua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "fenua"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian fenua",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *fenua, from Proto-Central Pacific *vanua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic *panua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua. Cognates include Hawaiian henua and Tahitian fenua.",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "whenua",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Māori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "island",
      "translation": "island",
      "word": "motu"
    }
  ],
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          "name": "Māori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        {
          "_dis": "48 13 13 13 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "80 5 5 5 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "sense": "land",
          "word": "tangata whenua"
        }
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        "land"
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      "links": [
        [
          "land",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "country"
      ],
      "id": "en-whenua-mi-noun-r~ZOT9Ug",
      "links": [
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "state"
      ],
      "id": "en-whenua-mi-noun-S6aXNcpT",
      "links": [
        [
          "state",
          "state"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0",
          "sense": "ground",
          "word": "hua whenua"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ground"
      ],
      "id": "en-whenua-mi-noun-27O1DlnH",
      "links": [
        [
          "ground",
          "ground"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "placenta, afterbirth"
      ],
      "id": "en-whenua-mi-noun-fHsnY~9Q",
      "links": [
        [
          "placenta",
          "placenta"
        ],
        [
          "afterbirth",
          "afterbirth"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸenua/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɛnʉɐ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whenua"
}
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    "Māori lemmas",
    "Māori nouns",
    "Māori terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Māori terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Māori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Māori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Māori terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Māori terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Māori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Māori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Māori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Māori terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "mi:Earth",
    "mi:Geography"
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "land",
      "word": "tangata whenua"
    },
    {
      "sense": "ground",
      "word": "hua whenua"
    },
    {
      "word": "tauwhenua"
    },
    {
      "word": "Whenuatū"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "*fenua"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *fenua",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "pqe-pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*panua"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *panua",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*banua"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "henua"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian henua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "fenua"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian fenua",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *fenua, from Proto-Central Pacific *vanua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic *panua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua. Cognates include Hawaiian henua and Tahitian fenua.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
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        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "whenua",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "whenua",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Māori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "island",
      "translation": "island",
      "word": "motu"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "land"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "country"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "state"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "state",
          "state"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ground"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ground",
          "ground"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "placenta, afterbirth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "placenta",
          "placenta"
        ],
        [
          "afterbirth",
          "afterbirth"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸenua/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɛnʉɐ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whenua"
}

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