"beka" meaning in Fijian

See beka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Central-Pacific *beka, from Proto-Oceanic, variously reconstructed as *bʷeka, *beŋka or *pʷeka. Cognate with Hawaiian peʻa, Maori peka and Samoan pe'a. Etymology templates: {{inh|fj|poz-oce-pro|-}} Proto-Oceanic, {{cog|haw|peʻa}} Hawaiian peʻa, {{cog|mi|peka}} Maori peka, {{cog|sm|pe'a}} Samoan pe'a Head templates: {{head|fj|noun}} beka
  1. bat (flying mammal), flying fox Categories (lifeform): Animals
    Sense id: en-beka-fj-noun-n7zPU-Id Categories (other): Fijian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 7 14 15 14 0 1 1 1 10 0 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 13 15 14 0 1 1 1 10 0 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 1 1 0 0
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      "expansion": "Hawaiian peʻa",
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      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
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      },
      "expansion": "Maori peka",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "pe'a"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan pe'a",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Central-Pacific *beka, from Proto-Oceanic, variously reconstructed as *bʷeka, *beŋka or *pʷeka. Cognate with Hawaiian peʻa, Maori peka and Samoan pe'a.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "beka",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Fijian",
  "lang_code": "fj",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Fijian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 12 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "fj",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "fj:Animals",
          "parents": [
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 14 15 14 0 1 1 1 10 0 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 1 1 1 1",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 13 15 14 0 1 1 1 10 0 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 1 1 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bat (flying mammal), flying fox"
      ],
      "id": "en-beka-fj-noun-n7zPU-Id",
      "links": [
        [
          "bat",
          "bat"
        ],
        [
          "mammal",
          "mammal"
        ],
        [
          "flying fox",
          "flying fox"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "beka"
}
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    {
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        "2": "peʻa"
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      "expansion": "Hawaiian peʻa",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "peka"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori peka",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "Samoan pe'a",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Central-Pacific *beka, from Proto-Oceanic, variously reconstructed as *bʷeka, *beŋka or *pʷeka. Cognate with Hawaiian peʻa, Maori peka and Samoan pe'a.",
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        "1": "fj",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "beka",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Fijian",
  "lang_code": "fj",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Fijian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Fijian lemmas",
        "Fijian nouns",
        "Fijian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
        "Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
        "Pages with 12 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "fj:Animals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bat (flying mammal), flying fox"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bat",
          "bat"
        ],
        [
          "mammal",
          "mammal"
        ],
        [
          "flying fox",
          "flying fox"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "beka"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Fijian dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-20 using wiktextract (c15a5ce and 5c11237). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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