See ʻaha on Wiktionary
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"2": "noun"
},
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"lang_code": "haw",
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"parents": [],
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}
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"of law"
],
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"court",
"law",
"government"
],
"word": "ʻaha hoʻokolokolo"
},
{
"english": "ball",
"translation": "ball",
"word": "ʻaha hulahula"
},
{
"english": "senate",
"translation": "senate",
"word": "ʻaha kenekoa"
},
{
"english": "song concert",
"translation": "song concert",
"word": "ʻaha mele"
},
{
"english": "inquest",
"translation": "inquest",
"word": "ʻaha nīele"
},
{
"english": "feast",
"translation": "feast",
"word": "ʻaha ʻaina"
},
{
"english": "council of chiefs",
"translation": "council of chiefs",
"word": "ʻaha ʻula"
},
{
"english": "legislature",
"translation": "legislature",
"word": "ʻahaʻōlelo"
}
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"gathering"
],
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"assembly",
"assembly"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈʔa.ha/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʔɐ.hə]"
}
],
"word": "ʻaha"
}
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"derived": [
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"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "cordage",
"translation": "cordage",
"word": "ʻahaʻaha"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "braid",
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"verb"
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"word": "hōʻaha"
}
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"4": "",
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"3": "-"
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"2": "kaha",
"3": "",
"4": "rope"
},
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},
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"1": "rar",
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},
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"2": "ʻaha"
},
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],
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}
],
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"string (of a musical instrument)"
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"string"
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],
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"ipa": "/ˈʔa.ha/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʔɐ.hə]"
}
],
"word": "ʻaha"
}
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"5": "diamond-scaled mullet"
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"1": "mi",
"2": "kahawai",
"3": "",
"4": "Australian salmon"
},
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"name": "cog"
}
],
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"2": "noun"
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},
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"langcode": "haw",
"name": "Beloniform fish",
"orig": "haw:Beloniform fish",
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},
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},
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"source": "w+disamb"
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"name": "Ropes and cords",
"orig": "haw:Ropes and cords",
"parents": [],
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}
],
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"english": "needlefish young",
"translation": "needlefish young",
"word": "ʻahaʻaha"
},
{
"english": "yellow-spotted needlefish",
"translation": "yellow-spotted needlefish",
"word": "ʻahamele"
}
],
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"needlefish (any fish in the family Belonidae)"
],
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"needlefish",
"needlefish"
],
[
"Belonidae",
"Belonidae#Translingual"
]
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈʔa.ha/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʔɐ.hə]"
}
],
"word": "ʻaha"
}
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"Hawaiian lemmas",
"Hawaiian nouns",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
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"haw:Collectives",
"haw:Musical instruments",
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{
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"of law"
],
"topics": [
"court",
"law",
"government"
],
"word": "ʻaha hoʻokolokolo"
},
{
"english": "ball",
"translation": "ball",
"word": "ʻaha hulahula"
},
{
"english": "senate",
"translation": "senate",
"word": "ʻaha kenekoa"
},
{
"english": "song concert",
"translation": "song concert",
"word": "ʻaha mele"
},
{
"english": "inquest",
"translation": "inquest",
"word": "ʻaha nīele"
},
{
"english": "feast",
"translation": "feast",
"word": "ʻaha ʻaina"
},
{
"english": "council of chiefs",
"translation": "council of chiefs",
"word": "ʻaha ʻula"
},
{
"english": "legislature",
"translation": "legislature",
"word": "ʻahaʻōlelo"
}
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"2": "noun"
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"meeting, gathering, assembly"
],
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"ipa": "/ˈʔa.ha/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʔɐ.hə]"
}
],
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}
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"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
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"english": "cordage",
"translation": "cordage",
"word": "ʻahaʻaha"
},
{
"english": "braid",
"tags": [
"verb"
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"translation": "braid",
"word": "hōʻaha"
}
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"4": "",
"5": "sennit, coir"
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"2": "kaha",
"3": "",
"4": "rope"
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"name": "cog"
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"name": "cog"
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"1": "ty",
"2": "ʻaha"
},
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"2": "kafa"
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"sennit (coconut husk fiber)"
],
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"sennit",
"sennit"
]
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"glosses": [
"cord of braided sennit, hair, etc."
],
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"cord"
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},
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"glosses": [
"string (of a musical instrument)"
],
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"string",
"string"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈʔa.ha/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʔɐ.hə]"
}
],
"word": "ʻaha"
}
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"Hawaiian lemmas",
"Hawaiian nouns",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
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"haw:Collectives",
"haw:Musical instruments",
"haw:Natural materials",
"haw:Ropes and cords"
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"english": "needlefish young",
"translation": "needlefish young",
"word": "ʻahaʻaha"
},
{
"english": "yellow-spotted needlefish",
"translation": "yellow-spotted needlefish",
"word": "ʻahamele"
}
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"4": "Australian salmon"
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"ipa": "/ˈʔa.ha/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʔɐ.hə]"
}
],
"word": "ʻaha"
}
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