"matau" meaning in All languages combined

See matau on Wiktionary

Verb [Lithuanian]

Head templates: {{head|lt|verb form}} matau
  1. first-person singular present of matyti Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular Form of: matyti
    Sense id: en-matau-lt-verb-~BTqWwNJ Categories (other): Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Maori]

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *mataqu (“fishhook”). Compare Tahitian matau, Hawaiian makau. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*mataqu|t=fishhook}} Proto-Polynesian *mataqu (“fishhook”), {{cog|ty|matau}} Tahitian matau, {{cog|haw|makau}} Hawaiian makau Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} matau, {{mi-noun}} matau
  1. fishhook
    Sense id: en-matau-mi-noun-Y6hV8x1B Categories (other): Fishing, Tools Disambiguation of Fishing: 86 14 Disambiguation of Tools: 80 20
  2. hookgrass
    Sense id: en-matau-mi-noun-htx6hTJ1 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Sedges Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Sedges: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: matau a Māui (english: Carex uncinata), Te Matau-a-Māui (english: Cape Kidnappers, Fishhook of Maui)

Noun [Samoan]

Head templates: {{head|sm|noun}} matau
  1. ax
    Sense id: en-matau-sm-noun-XoU3DlVe Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Samoan entries with incorrect language header
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      },
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  "lang": "Lithuanian",
  "lang_code": "lt",
  "pos": "verb",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "matyti"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "first-person singular present of matyti"
      ],
      "id": "en-matau-lt-verb-~BTqWwNJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "matyti",
          "matyti#Lithuanian"
        ]
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        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "present",
        "singular"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "matau"
}

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Carex uncinata",
      "word": "matau a Māui"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Cape Kidnappers, Fishhook of Maui",
      "word": "Te Matau-a-Māui"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "matau"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian matau",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "makau"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian makau",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "4 96",
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          "langcode": "mi",
          "name": "Sedges",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hookgrass"
      ],
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          "hookgrass",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "matau"
}

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      ],
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    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "mi:Fishing",
    "mi:Sedges",
    "mi:Tools"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "Carex uncinata",
      "word": "matau a Māui"
    },
    {
      "english": "Cape Kidnappers, Fishhook of Maui",
      "word": "Te Matau-a-Māui"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian matau",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
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      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian makau",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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    {
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      ],
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hookgrass"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hookgrass",
          "hookgrass"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "matau"
}

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}

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