"ʻahu" meaning in All languages combined

See ʻahu on Wiktionary

Noun [Hawaiian]

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *kafu (“to cover, to put on clothing”), from Proto-Central Pacific *kavu, from Proto-Oceanic *kaput (“to wrap, to cover”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaput, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaput, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaput (“to tie or clasp together”). Cognates include Māori kahu, Samoan ʻafu and Tongan kafu. Etymology templates: {{etymon|haw|:inh|poz-pol-pro:*kafu<ety:inh<poz-oce-pro:*kaput<ety:inh<pqe-pro:*kaput<ety:inh<poz-cet-pro:*kaput<ety:inh<poz-pro:*kaput>>>>>>>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*kaput", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "poz-cet-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*kaput", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "pqe-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Oceanic", "term" : "*kaput", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "poz-oce-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Polynesian", "term" : "*kafu", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "poz-pol-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Hawaiian", "term" : "ʻahu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "haw" }" data-lang="haw" data-title="ʻahu">, {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*kafu||to cover, to put on clothing}} Proto-Polynesian *kafu (“to cover, to put on clothing”), {{inh|haw|poz-oce-pro|*kaput||to wrap, to cover}} Proto-Oceanic *kaput (“to wrap, to cover”), {{inh|haw|pqe-pro|*kaput}} Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaput, {{inh|haw|poz-cet-pro|*kaput}} Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaput, {{inh|haw|poz-pro|*kaput||to tie or clasp together}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaput (“to tie or clasp together”), {{cog|mi|kahu}} Māori kahu, {{cog|sm|ʻafu}} Samoan ʻafu, {{cog|to|kafu}} Tongan kafu Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} ʻahu
  1. cape, shirt, coat, any upper garment
    Sense id: en-ʻahu-haw-noun-P-YCdM8J Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with etymon, Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Clothing Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with etymon: 88 6 6 Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 83 15 2 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 76 20 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 10 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 8 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 79 17 4 Disambiguation of Clothing: 84 13 3
  2. covering
    Sense id: en-ʻahu-haw-noun-8uEBQKIm
  3. mat
    Sense id: en-ʻahu-haw-noun-DBxUGvnM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ʻahu ʻula (english: feathered cloak)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "feathered cloak",
      "translation": "feathered cloak",
      "word": "ʻahu ʻula"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "poz-pol-pro:*kafu<ety:inh<poz-oce-pro:*kaput<ety:inh<pqe-pro:*kaput<ety:inh<poz-cet-pro:*kaput<ety:inh<poz-pro:*kaput>>>>>>>>"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian\", \"term\" : \"*kaput\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"poz-cet-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian\", \"term\" : \"*kaput\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"pqe-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Oceanic\", \"term\" : \"*kaput\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"poz-oce-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Polynesian\", \"term\" : \"*kafu\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"poz-pol-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Hawaiian\", \"term\" : \"ʻahu\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"haw\" }\" data-lang=\"haw\" data-title=\"ʻahu\">",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*kafu",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to cover, to put on clothing"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kafu (“to cover, to put on clothing”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "to wrap, to cover"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *kaput (“to wrap, to cover”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "pqe-pro",
        "3": "*kaput"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaput",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-cet-pro",
        "3": "*kaput"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaput",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*kaput",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to tie or clasp together"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaput (“to tie or clasp together”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "kahu"
      },
      "expansion": "Māori kahu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "ʻafu"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan ʻafu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "kafu"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan kafu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *kafu (“to cover, to put on clothing”), from Proto-Central Pacific *kavu, from Proto-Oceanic *kaput (“to wrap, to cover”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaput, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaput, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaput (“to tie or clasp together”). Cognates include Māori kahu, Samoan ʻafu and Tongan kafu.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "ʻahu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "88 6 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 15 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "76 20 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 10 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 8 2",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 17 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "84 13 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "haw",
          "name": "Clothing",
          "orig": "haw:Clothing",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cape, shirt, coat, any upper garment"
      ],
      "id": "en-ʻahu-haw-noun-P-YCdM8J",
      "links": [
        [
          "cape",
          "cape"
        ],
        [
          "shirt",
          "shirt"
        ],
        [
          "coat",
          "coat"
        ],
        [
          "garment",
          "garment"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "covering"
      ],
      "id": "en-ʻahu-haw-noun-8uEBQKIm",
      "links": [
        [
          "covering",
          "covering"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mat"
      ],
      "id": "en-ʻahu-haw-noun-DBxUGvnM",
      "links": [
        [
          "mat",
          "mat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ʻahu"
}
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    "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian nouns",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymon",
    "Pages with inline etymon for redlinks",
    "haw:Clothing"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "feathered cloak",
      "translation": "feathered cloak",
      "word": "ʻahu ʻula"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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      },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "to wrap, to cover"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *kaput (“to wrap, to cover”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "pqe-pro",
        "3": "*kaput"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaput",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaput",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*kaput",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to tie or clasp together"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaput (“to tie or clasp together”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "kahu"
      },
      "expansion": "Māori kahu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "ʻafu"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan ʻafu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "kafu"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan kafu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *kafu (“to cover, to put on clothing”), from Proto-Central Pacific *kavu, from Proto-Oceanic *kaput (“to wrap, to cover”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaput, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaput, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaput (“to tie or clasp together”). Cognates include Māori kahu, Samoan ʻafu and Tongan kafu.",
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      },
      "expansion": "ʻahu",
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    }
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  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cape, shirt, coat, any upper garment"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cape",
          "cape"
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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          "garment"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "covering"
      ],
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        [
          "covering",
          "covering"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "mat"
      ],
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        [
          "mat",
          "mat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ʻahu"
}

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