"morai" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒɹaɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɒɹʌɪ/ [UK]
Etymology: From the Ancient Greek μόραι (mórai), the nominative plural form of μόρᾰ (móra), whence mora. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|μόραι}} Ancient Greek μόραι (mórai), {{m|grc|μόρᾰ}} μόρᾰ (móra), {{m|en|mora}} mora Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} morai
  1. plural of mora (ancient Spartan military unit). Tags: form-of, plural Form of: mora (extra: ancient Spartan military unit)
    Sense id: en-morai-en-noun-Bea6EGRa Categories (other): English plurals in -ai with singular in -a or -e, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: morais [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} morai (plural morais)
  1. Alternative form of marae Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: marae
    Sense id: en-morai-en-noun-h1q6xZuQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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