"meʔtekwa·pyi" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Proto-Algonquian]

Forms: meʔtekwa·pye·ri [plural]
Etymology: A compound of *meʔtekwi (“stick”) or *meʔtekwa (“tree”) + *-a·py (“string”). Bows probably postdate the breakup of Proto-Algonquian proper; this compound seems to have been formed at a later date (as is also suggested by its absence from Eastern Algonquian). Head templates: {{head|alg-pro|noun|plural|*meʔtekwa·pye·ri}} *meʔtekwa·pyi (plural *meʔtekwa·pye·ri)
  1. bow (bowstring) (weapon) Tags: reconstruction Synonyms: aʔta·pya
    Sense id: en-meʔtekwa·pyi-alg-pro-noun-wt1abNsD Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Algonquian entries with incorrect language header
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Arapaho",
          "lang_code": "arp",
          "sense": "bowstring",
          "word": "beeté yook"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cheyenne",
          "lang_code": "chy",
          "sense": "bowstring",
          "word": "ma'tāno"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Plains Algonquian",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Ojibwe",
          "lang_code": "oj",
          "sense": "bow (weapon)",
          "word": "mitigwaab"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Menominee",
          "lang_code": "mez",
          "sense": "bowstring, bow",
          "word": "maeqtekuap"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Miami",
          "lang_code": "mia",
          "sense": "bow",
          "word": "mihtekoop"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Central Algonquian",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A compound of *meʔtekwi (“stick”) or *meʔtekwa (“tree”) + *-a·py (“string”).\nBows probably postdate the breakup of Proto-Algonquian proper; this compound seems to have been formed at a later date (as is also suggested by its absence from Eastern Algonquian).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "meʔtekwa·pye·ri",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "alg-pro",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "*meʔtekwa·pye·ri"
      },
      "expansion": "*meʔtekwa·pyi (plural *meʔtekwa·pye·ri)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Algonquian",
  "lang_code": "alg-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/meʔtekwa·pyi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Algonquian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bow (bowstring) (weapon)"
      ],
      "id": "en-meʔtekwa·pyi-alg-pro-noun-wt1abNsD",
      "links": [
        [
          "bow",
          "bow"
        ],
        [
          "bowstring",
          "bowstring"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "aʔta·pya"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "meʔtekwa·pyi"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Arapaho",
          "lang_code": "arp",
          "sense": "bowstring",
          "word": "beeté yook"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cheyenne",
          "lang_code": "chy",
          "sense": "bowstring",
          "word": "ma'tāno"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Plains Algonquian",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Ojibwe",
          "lang_code": "oj",
          "sense": "bow (weapon)",
          "word": "mitigwaab"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Menominee",
          "lang_code": "mez",
          "sense": "bowstring, bow",
          "word": "maeqtekuap"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Miami",
          "lang_code": "mia",
          "sense": "bow",
          "word": "mihtekoop"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Central Algonquian",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A compound of *meʔtekwi (“stick”) or *meʔtekwa (“tree”) + *-a·py (“string”).\nBows probably postdate the breakup of Proto-Algonquian proper; this compound seems to have been formed at a later date (as is also suggested by its absence from Eastern Algonquian).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "meʔtekwa·pye·ri",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "alg-pro",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "*meʔtekwa·pye·ri"
      },
      "expansion": "*meʔtekwa·pyi (plural *meʔtekwa·pye·ri)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Algonquian",
  "lang_code": "alg-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/meʔtekwa·pyi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Algonquian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Algonquian lemmas",
        "Proto-Algonquian nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bow (bowstring) (weapon)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bow",
          "bow"
        ],
        [
          "bowstring",
          "bowstring"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "aʔta·pya"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meʔtekwa·pyi"
}

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