See cila in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "sunshine, shining of the sun",
"translation": "sunshine, shining of the sun",
"word": "cilavi-siga"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "to sunbathe",
"translation": "to sunbathe",
"word": "vakacilavi siga"
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "fj",
"2": "poz-oce-pro",
"3": "*silak",
"4": "",
"5": "to shine"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *silak (“to shine”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fj",
"2": "pqe-pro",
"3": "*silak"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *silak",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fj",
"2": "poz-cet-pro",
"3": "*silak"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *silak",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fj",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*silak,*silaq",
"4": "",
"5": "outpouring/beam of light"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *silak, *silaq (“outpouring/beam of light”)",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Central Pacific *cila, Proto-Oceanic *silak (“to shine”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *silak, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *silak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *silak, *silaq (“outpouring/beam of light”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "form cilava",
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "fj",
"2": "verb",
"3": "transitive form",
"4": "cilava"
},
"expansion": "cila (transitive form cilava)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fj",
"2": "intransitive"
},
"expansion": "(intransitive)",
"name": "tlb"
}
],
"lang": "Fijian",
"lang_code": "fj",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "22 37 41",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "fj",
"name": "Astronomy",
"orig": "fj:Astronomy",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "40 29 31",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "fj",
"name": "Light",
"orig": "fj:Light",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "36 42 22",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "fj",
"name": "Light sources",
"orig": "fj:Light sources",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Near-synonym: sina"
},
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],
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],
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],
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],
"english": "The sun shines in the day, and the moon shines at night.",
"text": "Sa cila na siga ena siga, ka cila na vula ena bogi.",
"translation": "The sun shines in the day, and the moon shines at night.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to shine, to beam, to radiate light"
],
"id": "en-cila-fj-verb-vMgznfRt",
"links": [
[
"shine",
"shine"
],
[
"beam",
"beam"
],
[
"radiate",
"radiate"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(of astronomical objects) to shine, to beam, to radiate light"
],
"raw_tags": [
"of astronomical objects"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "sina"
}
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "12 60 28",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Fijian entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "22 37 41",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "fj",
"name": "Astronomy",
"orig": "fj:Astronomy",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "36 42 22",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "fj",
"name": "Light sources",
"orig": "fj:Light sources",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "26 47 26",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "fj",
"name": "Thinking",
"orig": "fj:Thinking",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
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20
]
],
"english": "The sun shone nicely on the yaqona today.",
"text": "E a cilava vinaka na yaqona na siga nikua.",
"translation": "The sun shone nicely on the yaqona today.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to shine on, to illuminate (cast light on)"
],
"hypernyms": [
{
"word": "yameca"
}
],
"id": "en-cila-fj-verb-ai-k6pUv",
"links": [
[
"shine on",
"shine on"
],
[
"illuminate",
"illuminate"
]
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "22 37 41",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "fj",
"name": "Astronomy",
"orig": "fj:Astronomy",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "36 42 22",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "fj",
"name": "Light sources",
"orig": "fj:Light sources",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
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],
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],
"english": "His/her thoughts are not brilliant.",
"literal_meaning": "It does not illuminate his/her thinking.",
"text": "E sega ni cilava na nona vakasama.",
"translation": "His/her thoughts are not brilliant.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to enlighten, to illuminate (intellectually)"
],
"id": "en-cila-fj-verb-h6Io4peL",
"links": [
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"enlighten",
"enlighten"
],
[
"illuminate",
"illuminate"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(figuratively) to enlighten, to illuminate (intellectually)"
],
"tags": [
"figuratively",
"intransitive"
]
}
],
"word": "cila"
}
{
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"Fijian entries with incorrect language header",
"Fijian intransitive verbs",
"Fijian lemmas",
"Fijian terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
"Fijian terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
"Fijian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Fijian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
"Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
"Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
"Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
"Fijian verbs",
"Pages with 4 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"fj:Astronomy",
"fj:Light",
"fj:Light sources",
"fj:Thinking",
"tr:Drinking",
"tr:Materials"
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "sunshine, shining of the sun",
"translation": "sunshine, shining of the sun",
"word": "cilavi-siga"
},
{
"english": "to sunbathe",
"translation": "to sunbathe",
"word": "vakacilavi siga"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fj",
"2": "poz-oce-pro",
"3": "*silak",
"4": "",
"5": "to shine"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *silak (“to shine”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fj",
"2": "pqe-pro",
"3": "*silak"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *silak",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fj",
"2": "poz-cet-pro",
"3": "*silak"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *silak",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fj",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*silak,*silaq",
"4": "",
"5": "outpouring/beam of light"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *silak, *silaq (“outpouring/beam of light”)",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Central Pacific *cila, Proto-Oceanic *silak (“to shine”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *silak, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *silak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *silak, *silaq (“outpouring/beam of light”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "form cilava",
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fj",
"2": "verb",
"3": "transitive form",
"4": "cilava"
},
"expansion": "cila (transitive form cilava)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fj",
"2": "intransitive"
},
"expansion": "(intransitive)",
"name": "tlb"
}
],
"lang": "Fijian",
"lang_code": "fj",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Fijian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Near-synonym: sina"
},
{
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3,
7
],
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29,
33
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],
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8,
14
],
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40,
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],
"english": "The sun shines in the day, and the moon shines at night.",
"text": "Sa cila na siga ena siga, ka cila na vula ena bogi.",
"translation": "The sun shines in the day, and the moon shines at night.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to shine, to beam, to radiate light"
],
"links": [
[
"shine",
"shine"
],
[
"beam",
"beam"
],
[
"radiate",
"radiate"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(of astronomical objects) to shine, to beam, to radiate light"
],
"raw_tags": [
"of astronomical objects"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "sina"
}
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Fijian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
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4,
10
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8,
20
]
],
"english": "The sun shone nicely on the yaqona today.",
"text": "E a cilava vinaka na yaqona na siga nikua.",
"translation": "The sun shone nicely on the yaqona today.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to shine on, to illuminate (cast light on)"
],
"hypernyms": [
{
"word": "yameca"
}
],
"links": [
[
"shine on",
"shine on"
],
[
"illuminate",
"illuminate"
]
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Fijian terms with usage examples"
],
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"english": "His/her thoughts are not brilliant.",
"literal_meaning": "It does not illuminate his/her thinking.",
"text": "E sega ni cilava na nona vakasama.",
"translation": "His/her thoughts are not brilliant.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to enlighten, to illuminate (intellectually)"
],
"links": [
[
"enlighten",
"enlighten"
],
[
"illuminate",
"illuminate"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(figuratively) to enlighten, to illuminate (intellectually)"
],
"tags": [
"figuratively",
"intransitive"
]
}
],
"word": "cila"
}
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