"makau" meaning in All languages combined

See makau on Wiktionary

Noun [Hawaiian]

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *mataqu (“fishhook”). Compare Maori matau, Tahitian matau. Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*mataqu|t=fishhook}} Proto-Polynesian *mataqu (“fishhook”), {{cog|mi|matau}} Maori matau, {{cog|ty|matau}} Tahitian matau Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} makau
  1. fishhook
    Sense id: en-makau-haw-noun-Y6hV8x1B Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Fishing, Tools

Noun [Tok Pisin]

Head templates: {{head|tpi|noun}} makau
  1. tilapia
    Sense id: en-makau-tpi-noun-dP72HvqR Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header, Cichlids
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*mataqu",
        "t": "fishhook"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *mataqu (“fishhook”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "matau"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori matau",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "matau"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian matau",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *mataqu (“fishhook”). Compare Maori matau, Tahitian matau.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "makau",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "haw",
          "name": "Fishing",
          "orig": "haw:Fishing",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "haw",
          "name": "Tools",
          "orig": "haw:Tools",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fishhook"
      ],
      "id": "en-makau-haw-noun-Y6hV8x1B",
      "links": [
        [
          "fishhook",
          "fishhook"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "makau"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "makau",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tok Pisin",
  "lang_code": "tpi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tpi",
          "name": "Cichlids",
          "orig": "tpi:Cichlids",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tilapia"
      ],
      "id": "en-makau-tpi-noun-dP72HvqR",
      "links": [
        [
          "tilapia",
          "tilapia"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "makau"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*mataqu",
        "t": "fishhook"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *mataqu (“fishhook”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "matau"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori matau",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "matau"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian matau",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *mataqu (“fishhook”). Compare Maori matau, Tahitian matau.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "makau",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hawaiian lemmas",
        "Hawaiian nouns",
        "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
        "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "haw:Fishing",
        "haw:Tools"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fishhook"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fishhook",
          "fishhook"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "makau"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "makau",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tok Pisin",
  "lang_code": "tpi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tok Pisin lemmas",
        "Tok Pisin nouns",
        "tpi:Cichlids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tilapia"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tilapia",
          "tilapia"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "makau"
}

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