"wai" meaning in Fijian

See wai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Central Pacific *wai, from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ. Etymology templates: {{inh|fj|poz-oce-pro|*waiʀ}} Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, {{inh|fj|poz-pro|*wahiʀ}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ Head templates: {{head|fj|noun}} wai
  1. water (clear liquid H₂O) Categories (topical): Water

Download JSON data for wai meaning in Fijian (1.2kB)

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          "name": "Fijian entries with incorrect language header",
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          "orig": "fj:Water",
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            "Matter",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Sciences",
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            "Fundamental"
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        "water (clear liquid H₂O)"
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        "Fijian entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "Fijian lemmas",
        "Fijian nouns",
        "Fijian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
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        "Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
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