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"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "poz-pol-pro",
"2": "poz-oce-pro",
"3": "*pupuk"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *pupuk",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "poz-pol-pro",
"2": "poz-cet-pro",
"3": "*bubuk"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bubuk",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "poz-pol-pro",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*bukbuk"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Central Pacific vuvu, from Proto-Oceanic *pupuk, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "poz-pol-pro",
"2": "noun"
},
"expansion": "*fufu",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Proto-Polynesian",
"lang_code": "poz-pol-pro",
"original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fufu",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Proto-Polynesian entries with incorrect language header",
"Proto-Polynesian lemmas",
"Proto-Polynesian nouns",
"Proto-Polynesian terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
"Proto-Polynesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Proto-Polynesian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
"Proto-Polynesian terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
"Proto-Polynesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Proto-Polynesian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic"
],
"glosses": [
"weevil that infests wood, bamboo, and rice"
],
"links": [
[
"weevil",
"weevil"
]
],
"tags": [
"reconstruction"
]
}
],
"word": "fufu"
}
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