"mate" meaning in Fijian

See mate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Proto-Central Pacific *mate, from Proto-Oceanic *mate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian *(m-)aCay. Etymology templates: {{inh|fj|poz-oce-pro|*mate}} Proto-Oceanic *mate, {{inh|fj|pqe-pro|*mate}} Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate, {{inh|fj|poz-cet-pro|*mate}} Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate, {{inh|fj|poz-pro|*(m-)atay}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay, {{inh|fj|map-pro|*(m-)aCay}} Proto-Austronesian *(m-)aCay Head templates: {{head|fj|adjective}} mate
  1. dead (no longer alive) Synonyms: bale, toki yani
    Sense id: en-mate-fj-adj-YR1PQaSL
  2. sick, ill (in poor health)
    Sense id: en-mate-fj-adj-aFo0E3xz
  3. (figurative) exhausted, dead tired, spent (very tired) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-mate-fj-adj-mWtvTEZU Categories (other): Fijian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Fijian entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 71 1 4 6

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Central Pacific *mate, from Proto-Oceanic *mate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian *(m-)aCay. Etymology templates: {{inh|fj|poz-oce-pro|*mate}} Proto-Oceanic *mate, {{inh|fj|pqe-pro|*mate}} Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate, {{inh|fj|poz-cet-pro|*mate}} Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate, {{inh|fj|poz-pro|*(m-)atay}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay, {{inh|fj|map-pro|*(m-)aCay}} Proto-Austronesian *(m-)aCay Head templates: {{head|fj|noun}} mate
  1. death (cessation of life)
    Sense id: en-mate-fj-noun-z~mdLfE1 Categories (other): Fijian terms with collocations, Death Disambiguation of Death: 13 0 12 63 0 12
  2. sickness, illness, disease
    Sense id: en-mate-fj-noun-JdKY5ulv Categories (other): Health Disambiguation of Health: 0 44 0 0 56 0

Verb

Etymology: From Proto-Central Pacific *mate, from Proto-Oceanic *mate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian *(m-)aCay. Etymology templates: {{inh|fj|poz-oce-pro|*mate}} Proto-Oceanic *mate, {{inh|fj|pqe-pro|*mate}} Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate, {{inh|fj|poz-cet-pro|*mate}} Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate, {{inh|fj|poz-pro|*(m-)atay}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay, {{inh|fj|map-pro|*(m-)aCay}} Proto-Austronesian *(m-)aCay Head templates: {{head|fj|verb}} mate, {{tlb|fj|intransitive}} (intransitive)
  1. to die (to stop living) Tags: intransitive Synonyms: bale, toki yani
    Sense id: en-mate-fj-verb-km26FjU3 Derived forms: mate na AIDS (english: AIDS), mate na toa, kena isau na bici (english: the exchange is not equal) [idiomatic], mate ni suka (english: diabetes), mate ni uto (english: heart disease), mate ni vakasama (english: mental illness), mate ni veiyacovi (english: venereal disease), mate ni vula (english: menstruation), mate o vale dua ka bula ko vale rua (english: said to someone who declines a meal invitation) [idiomatic], mate vakabalabala (english: to die childless) [idiomatic], mate vakadua (english: completely won over) [idiomatic], mate vou (english: dropped prematurely (of fruit)), mateca (english: to desire, to die for), matedewa (english: infectious disease), matemate (english: sickly; weakness), mateni (english: drunk, intoxicated; mutton), matenikete (english: stomach ache), mateniulu (english: headache), matetaka (english: sick with infectious disease), matewale (english: useless, futile), tauvimate (english: sick, sickness), vakamate (english: to kill), vale ni mate (english: hospital) [archaic], veivakamatei (english: killing, manslaughter)
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          "english": "AIDS",
          "translation": "AIDS",
          "word": "mate na AIDS"
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        {
          "english": "the exchange is not equal",
          "tags": [
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          "translation": "the exchange is not equal",
          "word": "mate na toa, kena isau na bici"
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        {
          "english": "diabetes",
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          "word": "mate ni suka"
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        {
          "english": "heart disease",
          "translation": "heart disease",
          "word": "mate ni uto"
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        {
          "english": "mental illness",
          "translation": "mental illness",
          "word": "mate ni vakasama"
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        {
          "english": "venereal disease",
          "translation": "venereal disease",
          "word": "mate ni veiyacovi"
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        {
          "english": "menstruation",
          "translation": "menstruation",
          "word": "mate ni vula"
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        {
          "english": "said to someone who declines a meal invitation",
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          "translation": "said to someone who declines a meal invitation",
          "word": "mate o vale dua ka bula ko vale rua"
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        {
          "english": "to die childless",
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          "translation": "to die childless",
          "word": "mate vakabalabala"
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        {
          "english": "completely won over",
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          "translation": "completely won over",
          "word": "mate vakadua"
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        {
          "english": "dropped prematurely (of fruit)",
          "translation": "dropped prematurely (of fruit)",
          "word": "mate vou"
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        {
          "english": "to desire, to die for",
          "translation": "to desire, to die for",
          "word": "mateca"
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        {
          "english": "infectious disease",
          "translation": "infectious disease",
          "word": "matedewa"
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        {
          "english": "sickly; weakness",
          "translation": "sickly; weakness",
          "word": "matemate"
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        {
          "english": "drunk, intoxicated; mutton",
          "translation": "drunk, intoxicated; mutton",
          "word": "mateni"
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        {
          "english": "stomach ache",
          "translation": "stomach ache",
          "word": "matenikete"
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        {
          "english": "headache",
          "translation": "headache",
          "word": "mateniulu"
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        {
          "english": "sick with infectious disease",
          "translation": "sick with infectious disease",
          "word": "matetaka"
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        {
          "english": "useless, futile",
          "translation": "useless, futile",
          "word": "matewale"
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        {
          "english": "sick, sickness",
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          "word": "tauvimate"
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          "english": "to kill",
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          "word": "vakamate"
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          "english": "hospital",
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          "translation": "hospital",
          "word": "vale ni mate"
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          "english": "killing, manslaughter",
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          "word": "veivakamatei"
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          "english": "The pig will die.",
          "text": "E na mate na vuaka.",
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          ],
          "english": "I'm exhausted from the work.",
          "text": "Au mate sara ena cakacaka.",
          "translation": "I'm exhausted from the work.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "exhausted, dead tired, spent (very tired)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "exhausted",
          "exhausted"
        ],
        [
          "dead tired",
          "dead tired"
        ],
        [
          "spent",
          "spent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) exhausted, dead tired, spent (very tired)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mate"
}

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    "Fijian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Fijian intransitive verbs",
    "Fijian lemmas",
    "Fijian nouns",
    "Fijian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "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-Austronesian",
    "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 36 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "fj:Death",
    "fj:Health"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*mate"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *mate",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "pqe-pro",
        "3": "*mate"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "poz-cet-pro",
        "3": "*mate"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*(m-)atay"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*(m-)aCay"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *(m-)aCay",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Central Pacific *mate, from Proto-Oceanic *mate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian *(m-)aCay.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "mate",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Fijian",
  "lang_code": "fj",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Fijian terms with collocations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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              12
            ]
          ],
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            [
              8,
              12
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          ],
          "english": "Good Friday",
          "literal_meaning": "Day of Death",
          "tags": [
            "collocation"
          ],
          "text": "Siga ni Mate",
          "translation": "Good Friday",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "death (cessation of life)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Fijian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            ]
          ],
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            [
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              25
            ]
          ],
          "english": "There's a lot of sickness in the cold season.",
          "text": "E dau levu na mate ena vula i caca.",
          "translation": "There's a lot of sickness in the cold season.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sickness, illness, disease"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sickness",
          "sickness"
        ],
        [
          "illness",
          "illness"
        ],
        [
          "disease",
          "disease"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mate"
}

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  "categories": [
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    "Fijian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Fijian intransitive verbs",
    "Fijian lemmas",
    "Fijian nouns",
    "Fijian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "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-Austronesian",
    "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 36 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "fj:Death",
    "fj:Health"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "AIDS",
      "translation": "AIDS",
      "word": "mate na AIDS"
    },
    {
      "english": "the exchange is not equal",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "translation": "the exchange is not equal",
      "word": "mate na toa, kena isau na bici"
    },
    {
      "english": "diabetes",
      "translation": "diabetes",
      "word": "mate ni suka"
    },
    {
      "english": "heart disease",
      "translation": "heart disease",
      "word": "mate ni uto"
    },
    {
      "english": "mental illness",
      "translation": "mental illness",
      "word": "mate ni vakasama"
    },
    {
      "english": "venereal disease",
      "translation": "venereal disease",
      "word": "mate ni veiyacovi"
    },
    {
      "english": "menstruation",
      "translation": "menstruation",
      "word": "mate ni vula"
    },
    {
      "english": "said to someone who declines a meal invitation",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "translation": "said to someone who declines a meal invitation",
      "word": "mate o vale dua ka bula ko vale rua"
    },
    {
      "english": "to die childless",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "translation": "to die childless",
      "word": "mate vakabalabala"
    },
    {
      "english": "completely won over",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "translation": "completely won over",
      "word": "mate vakadua"
    },
    {
      "english": "dropped prematurely (of fruit)",
      "translation": "dropped prematurely (of fruit)",
      "word": "mate vou"
    },
    {
      "english": "to desire, to die for",
      "translation": "to desire, to die for",
      "word": "mateca"
    },
    {
      "english": "infectious disease",
      "translation": "infectious disease",
      "word": "matedewa"
    },
    {
      "english": "sickly; weakness",
      "translation": "sickly; weakness",
      "word": "matemate"
    },
    {
      "english": "drunk, intoxicated; mutton",
      "translation": "drunk, intoxicated; mutton",
      "word": "mateni"
    },
    {
      "english": "stomach ache",
      "translation": "stomach ache",
      "word": "matenikete"
    },
    {
      "english": "headache",
      "translation": "headache",
      "word": "mateniulu"
    },
    {
      "english": "sick with infectious disease",
      "translation": "sick with infectious disease",
      "word": "matetaka"
    },
    {
      "english": "useless, futile",
      "translation": "useless, futile",
      "word": "matewale"
    },
    {
      "english": "sick, sickness",
      "translation": "sick, sickness",
      "word": "tauvimate"
    },
    {
      "english": "to kill",
      "translation": "to kill",
      "word": "vakamate"
    },
    {
      "english": "hospital",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "translation": "hospital",
      "word": "vale ni mate"
    },
    {
      "english": "killing, manslaughter",
      "translation": "killing, manslaughter",
      "word": "veivakamatei"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*mate"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *mate",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "pqe-pro",
        "3": "*mate"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "poz-cet-pro",
        "3": "*mate"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*(m-)atay"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*(m-)aCay"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *(m-)aCay",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Central Pacific *mate, from Proto-Oceanic *mate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian *(m-)aCay.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "mate",
      "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": [
        {
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          ],
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              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The pig will die.",
          "text": "E na mate na vuaka.",
          "translation": "The pig will die.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to die (to stop living)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "die",
          "die"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bale"
        },
        {
          "word": "toki yani"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mate"
}

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