"kabu" meaning in Fijian

See kabu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Central-Pacific *kavu, from Proto-Oceanic *kaput, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabut (“fog, mist; haze”). Etymology templates: {{inh|fj|poz-oce-pro|*kaput}} Proto-Oceanic *kaput, {{inh|fj|poz-pro|*kabut|t=fog, mist; haze}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabut (“fog, mist; haze”) Head templates: {{head|fj|noun|used in a reduplicated form as|kabukabu}} kabu (used in a reduplicated form as kabukabu)
  1. fog (cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision)
    Sense id: en-kabu-fj-noun-HBhrXLgx Categories (other): Fijian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries
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      "name": "inh"
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        "3": "*kabut",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "noun",
        "3": "used in a reduplicated form as",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Fijian",
  "lang_code": "fj",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Fijian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fog (cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision)"
      ],
      "id": "en-kabu-fj-noun-HBhrXLgx",
      "links": [
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          "fog",
          "fog"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kabu"
}
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "used in a reduplicated form as",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Fijian",
  "lang_code": "fj",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Fijian lemmas",
        "Fijian nouns",
        "Fijian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Fijian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
        "Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        "fog (cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fog",
          "fog"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kabu"
}

Download raw JSONL data for kabu meaning in Fijian (1.1kB)

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Fijian",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "kabu",
  "trace": ""
}

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