"ʻai" meaning in Hawaiian

See ʻai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʔai̯/, [ˈʔɐj], [ˈʔɛj]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən. Etymology templates: {{der|haw|poz-pol-pro|*kai}} Proto-Polynesian *kai, {{der|haw|poz-oce-pro|-}} Proto-Oceanic, {{der|haw|poz-pro|*kaən}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, {{der|haw|map-pro|*kaən}} Proto-Austronesian *kaən Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} ʻai
  1. food; in particular, any food that is not fish
    Sense id: en-ʻai-haw-noun-lsGQ~7lC
  2. ruler
    Sense id: en-ʻai-haw-noun-WXKBQGih
  3. score, points in a game
    Sense id: en-ʻai-haw-noun-3~CSkOMN

Verb

IPA: /ˈʔai̯/, [ˈʔɐj], [ˈʔɛj]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən. Etymology templates: {{der|haw|poz-pol-pro|*kai}} Proto-Polynesian *kai, {{der|haw|poz-oce-pro|-}} Proto-Oceanic, {{der|haw|poz-pro|*kaən}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, {{der|haw|map-pro|*kaən}} Proto-Austronesian *kaən Head templates: {{head|haw|verb}} ʻai
  1. (transitive) to eat (consume) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-ʻai-haw-verb-BJbjG12N
  2. (transitive) to taste Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-ʻai-haw-verb-2vkp6OfM Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 6 7 1 3 3 67 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 9 1 2 2 75 2 2 Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 11 1 2 2 81 2 2
  3. (transitive) to bite Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-ʻai-haw-verb-Swb~XZyh
  4. (transitive) to rule Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-ʻai-haw-verb-Dd5-W72v
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: akaʻai, hōʻai
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      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*kai"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kai",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "-"
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    {
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      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən",
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    {
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        "3": "*kaən"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *kaən",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.",
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  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "food; in particular, any food that is not fish"
      ],
      "id": "en-ʻai-haw-noun-lsGQ~7lC",
      "links": [
        [
          "food",
          "food"
        ],
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ruler"
      ],
      "id": "en-ʻai-haw-noun-WXKBQGih",
      "links": [
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "score, points in a game"
      ],
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        [
          "score",
          "score"
        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ],
        [
          "game",
          "game"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔai̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔɐj]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔɛj]"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hōʻai"
    }
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  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "ʻai",
      "name": "head"
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  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The cat ate the mouse.",
          "text": "Ua ʻai ka pōpoki i ka ʻiole.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to eat (consume)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ʻai-haw-verb-BJbjG12N",
      "links": [
        [
          "eat",
          "eat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to eat (consume)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 6 7 1 3 3 67 3 3",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 9 1 2 2 75 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 1 2 2 81 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to taste"
      ],
      "id": "en-ʻai-haw-verb-2vkp6OfM",
      "links": [
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          "taste"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to taste"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to bite"
      ],
      "id": "en-ʻai-haw-verb-Swb~XZyh",
      "links": [
        [
          "bite",
          "bite"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to bite"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to rule"
      ],
      "id": "en-ʻai-haw-verb-Dd5-W72v",
      "links": [
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to rule"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔai̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔɐj]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔɛj]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ʻai"
}
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    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian nouns",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Hawaiian verbs",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "haw",
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        "3": "*kai"
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      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*kaən"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *kaən",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.",
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      },
      "expansion": "ʻai",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "food; in particular, any food that is not fish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "food",
          "food"
        ],
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ruler"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "score, points in a game"
      ],
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        [
          "score",
          "score"
        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ],
        [
          "game",
          "game"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔai̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔɐj]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔɛj]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ʻai"
}

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    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian nouns",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Hawaiian verbs",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "akaʻai"
    },
    {
      "word": "hōʻai"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "3": "*kaən"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.",
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "ʻai",
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  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hawaiian terms with usage examples",
        "Hawaiian transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The cat ate the mouse.",
          "text": "Ua ʻai ka pōpoki i ka ʻiole.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to eat (consume)"
      ],
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        [
          "eat",
          "eat"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) to eat (consume)"
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Hawaiian transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to taste"
      ],
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        [
          "taste",
          "taste"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to taste"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hawaiian transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to bite"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bite",
          "bite"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to bite"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hawaiian transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to rule"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to rule"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔai̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔɐj]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔɛj]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ʻai"
}

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