"fetū" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Tahitian]

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *fetuqu (cognate with Hawaiian hōkū and Maori whetū), from Proto-Oceanic *pituqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituqən, from Proto-Austronesian *bituqən (cognate with Tagalog bituin). Astronomical sense displaced later by fetiʻa due to tapu by association with names of certain royalty. Etymology templates: {{inh|ty|poz-pol-pro|*fetuqu}} Proto-Polynesian *fetuqu, {{cog|haw|hōkū}} Hawaiian hōkū, {{cog|mi|whetū}} Maori whetū, {{inh|ty|poz-oce-pro|*pituqun}} Proto-Oceanic *pituqun, {{inh|ty|poz-pro|*bituqən}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituqən, {{inh|ty|map-pro|*bituqən|}} Proto-Austronesian *bituqən, {{cog|tl|bituin}} Tagalog bituin Head templates: {{head|ty|noun}} fetū
  1. (archaic, obsolete) star Tags: archaic, obsolete Synonyms: fetiʻa
    Sense id: en-fetū-ty-noun-Ul7KHVCJ
  2. starfish, sea star
    Sense id: en-fetū-ty-noun-jXg-Kx7i Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tahitian entries with incorrect language header, Animals Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Tahitian entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Animals: 5 95
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *bituqən",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "bituin"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog bituin",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "star"
      ],
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        "(archaic, obsolete) star"
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        }
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          "_dis": "1 99",
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          "_dis": "2 98",
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          "orig": "ty:Animals",
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          "starfish",
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        ],
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        ]
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    "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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      "expansion": "Hawaiian hōkū",
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Maori whetū",
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    },
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      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *pituqun",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "1": "tl",
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      "expansion": "Tagalog bituin",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ty",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "star"
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          "star"
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        "(archaic, obsolete) star"
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