"ka pai" meaning in All languages combined

See ka pai on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Maori ka pai Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|ka pai}} Maori ka pai Head templates: {{head|en|interjection}} ka pai
  1. (New Zealand) good, fine Tags: New-Zealand
    Sense id: en-ka_pai-en-intj-3msbpDQl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, New Zealand English, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 95 0 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 0 4

Phrase [Maori]

Etymology: From ka (predicative particle) + pai (“good”). Etymology templates: {{com|mi|ka|pai|pos1=predicative particle|t2=good}} ka (predicative particle) + pai (“good”) Head templates: {{head|mi|phrase}} ka pai
  1. good
    Sense id: en-ka_pai-mi-phrase-dw5gdiTW
  2. (idiomatic) serves (you) right Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-ka_pai-mi-phrase-voZA-7Zs Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "mi",
        "3": "ka pai"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori ka pai",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Maori ka pai",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "ka pai",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
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        {
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "New Zealand English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "95 0 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "96 0 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "good, fine"
      ],
      "id": "en-ka_pai-en-intj-3msbpDQl",
      "links": [
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ],
        [
          "fine",
          "fine"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(New Zealand) good, fine"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ka pai"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "ka",
        "3": "pai",
        "pos1": "predicative particle",
        "t2": "good"
      },
      "expansion": "ka (predicative particle) + pai (“good”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ka (predicative particle) + pai (“good”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "ka pai",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "good"
      ],
      "id": "en-ka_pai-mi-phrase-dw5gdiTW",
      "links": [
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "serves (you) right"
      ],
      "id": "en-ka_pai-mi-phrase-voZA-7Zs",
      "links": [
        [
          "serves (you) right",
          "serve someone right"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) serves (you) right"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ka pai"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "mi",
        "3": "ka pai"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori ka pai",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Maori ka pai",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "ka pai",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English interjections",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms borrowed from Maori",
        "English terms derived from Maori",
        "New Zealand English",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "good, fine"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ],
        [
          "fine",
          "fine"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(New Zealand) good, fine"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ka pai"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Maori compound terms",
    "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori multiword terms",
    "Maori phrases",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "ka",
        "3": "pai",
        "pos1": "predicative particle",
        "t2": "good"
      },
      "expansion": "ka (predicative particle) + pai (“good”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ka (predicative particle) + pai (“good”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "ka pai",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "good"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maori idioms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "serves (you) right"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "serves (you) right",
          "serve someone right"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) serves (you) right"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ka pai"
}

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