"keri" meaning in Fijian

See keri in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From keli, from Proto-Central-Pacific *keli, from Proto-Oceanic *kali, *keli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih. Etymology templates: {{inh|fj|poz-oce-pro|*kali}} Proto-Oceanic *kali, {{inh|fj|poz-pro|*kali}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, {{inh|fj|map-pro|*kalih}} Proto-Austronesian *kalih Head templates: {{head|fj|verb}} keri
  1. to dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
    Sense id: en-keri-fj-verb-dCfvbqZf Categories (other): Fijian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*kali"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *kali",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*kali"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*kalih"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *kalih",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From keli, from Proto-Central-Pacific *keli, from Proto-Oceanic *kali, *keli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "keri",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Fijian",
  "lang_code": "fj",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Fijian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)"
      ],
      "id": "en-keri-fj-verb-dCfvbqZf",
      "links": [
        [
          "dig",
          "dig"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "keri"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*kali"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *kali",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*kali"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*kalih"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *kalih",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From keli, from Proto-Central-Pacific *keli, from Proto-Oceanic *kali, *keli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "keri",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Fijian",
  "lang_code": "fj",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Fijian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Fijian lemmas",
        "Fijian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
        "Fijian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Fijian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
        "Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
        "Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
        "Fijian verbs",
        "Pages with 8 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dig",
          "dig"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "keri"
}

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