"ʻite" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Tahitian]

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *kite, from Proto-Oceanic *kita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita (“to see”). Cognates include Hawaiian ʻike and Māori kite. Etymology templates: {{inh|ty|poz-pol-pro|*kite}} Proto-Polynesian *kite, {{inh|ty|poz-oce-pro|*kita}} Proto-Oceanic *kita, {{inh|ty|poz-pro|*kita|t=to see}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita (“to see”), {{cog|haw|ʻike}} Hawaiian ʻike, {{cog|mi|kite}} Māori kite Head templates: {{head|ty|verb}} ʻite
  1. to know
    Sense id: en-ʻite-ty-verb-Vk7G5aRj Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tahitian entries with incorrect language header
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Rapa Nui",
      "lang_code": "rap",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "'ite"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*kite"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kite",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*kita"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *kita",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*kita",
        "t": "to see"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita (“to see”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "ʻike"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian ʻike",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "kite"
      },
      "expansion": "Māori kite",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *kite, from Proto-Oceanic *kita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita (“to see”). Cognates include Hawaiian ʻike and Māori kite.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "ʻite",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tahitian",
  "lang_code": "ty",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tahitian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to know"
      ],
      "id": "en-ʻite-ty-verb-Vk7G5aRj",
      "links": [
        [
          "know",
          "know"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ʻite"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Rapa Nui",
      "lang_code": "rap",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "'ite"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*kite"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kite",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*kita"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *kita",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*kita",
        "t": "to see"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita (“to see”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "ʻike"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian ʻike",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "kite"
      },
      "expansion": "Māori kite",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *kite, from Proto-Oceanic *kita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita (“to see”). Cognates include Hawaiian ʻike and Māori kite.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "ʻite",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tahitian",
  "lang_code": "ty",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tahitian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tahitian lemmas",
        "Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
        "Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
        "Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
        "Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
        "Tahitian verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to know"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "know",
          "know"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ʻite"
}

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