See ʻeli on Wiktionary
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{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "poz-pol-pro",
"3": "*keli"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *keli",
"name": "inh"
},
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"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "poz-oce-pro",
"3": "*keli,*kali"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *keli, *kali",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "pqe-pro",
"3": "*kali"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kali",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "poz-cet-pro",
"3": "*kali"
},
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"name": "inh"
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{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*kali"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "kari"
},
"expansion": "Māori kari",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sm",
"2": "ʻeli"
},
"expansion": "Samoan ʻeli",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "to",
"2": "keli"
},
"expansion": "Tongan keli",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "ʻali"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of ʻali",
"name": "doublet"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *keli, from Proto-Central Pacific *kali, from Proto-Oceanic *keli, *kali, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali. Cognates include Māori kari, Samoan ʻeli and Tongan keli. Doublet of ʻali.",
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{
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"1": "haw",
"2": "verb"
},
"expansion": "ʻeli",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Hawaiian",
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"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
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"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
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"parents": [],
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},
{
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"name": "Undetermined language links",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Undetermined links with redundant target parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to dig"
],
"id": "en-ʻeli-haw-verb-Dmbqc2e4",
"links": [
[
"dig",
"dig"
]
]
}
],
"word": "ʻeli"
}
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"args": {
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"expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *keli, *kali",
"name": "inh"
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{
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"2": "pqe-pro",
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},
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"name": "inh"
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{
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"1": "haw",
"2": "poz-cet-pro",
"3": "*kali"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kali",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*kali"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "kari"
},
"expansion": "Māori kari",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sm",
"2": "ʻeli"
},
"expansion": "Samoan ʻeli",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "to",
"2": "keli"
},
"expansion": "Tongan keli",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "ʻali"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of ʻali",
"name": "doublet"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *keli, from Proto-Central Pacific *kali, from Proto-Oceanic *keli, *kali, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali. Cognates include Māori kari, Samoan ʻeli and Tongan keli. Doublet of ʻali.",
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"1": "haw",
"2": "verb"
},
"expansion": "ʻeli",
"name": "head"
}
],
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"lang_code": "haw",
"pos": "verb",
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"Hawaiian doublets",
"Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
"Hawaiian lemmas",
"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",
"Hawaiian verbs",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Undetermined language links",
"Undetermined links with redundant target parameters"
],
"glosses": [
"to dig"
],
"links": [
[
"dig",
"dig"
]
]
}
],
"word": "ʻeli"
}
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