"ʻutu" meaning in All languages combined

See ʻutu on Wiktionary

Noun [Tahitian]

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Māori kutu, Hawaiian ʻuku), from Proto-Oceanic *kutu (compare with Fijian kutu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Malay kutu, Tagalog kuto), from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux. Etymology templates: {{inh|ty|poz-pol-pro|*kutu}} Proto-Polynesian *kutu, {{cog|mi|kutu}} Māori kutu, {{cog|haw|ʻuku}} Hawaiian ʻuku, {{inh|ty|poz-oce-pro|*kutu}} Proto-Oceanic *kutu, {{cog|fj|kutu}} Fijian kutu, {{inh|ty|poz-pro|*kutu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, {{cog|ms|kutu}} Malay kutu, {{cog|tl|kuto}} Tagalog kuto, {{inh|ty|map-pro|*kuCux}} Proto-Austronesian *kuCux Head templates: {{head|ty|noun}} ʻutu
  1. louse
    Sense id: en-ʻutu-ty-noun-eaH1~21Y Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tahitian entries with incorrect language header, Insects
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "1": "mi",
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      },
      "expansion": "Māori kutu",
      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "poz-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "kutu"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay kutu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "kuto"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog kuto",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *kuCux",
      "name": "inh"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Māori kutu, Hawaiian ʻuku), from Proto-Oceanic *kutu (compare with Fijian kutu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Malay kutu, Tagalog kuto), from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux.",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "langcode": "ty",
          "name": "Insects",
          "orig": "ty:Insects",
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      "expansion": "Fijian kutu",
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    },
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        "1": "ty",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*kutu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "2": "kutu"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay kutu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "kuto"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog kuto",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "map-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *kuCux",
      "name": "inh"
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Māori kutu, Hawaiian ʻuku), from Proto-Oceanic *kutu (compare with Fijian kutu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Malay kutu, Tagalog kuto), from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux.",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Tahitian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tahitian lemmas",
        "Tahitian nouns",
        "Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
        "Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
        "Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
        "Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
        "Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
        "Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
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        ]
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  ],
  "word": "ʻutu"
}

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