"ʻopihi" meaning in Hawaiian

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Noun

Etymology: Ulimately from Proto-Polynesian *pisi₂. Sense of button a native innovation attested in Archibald Campbell's 1809 wordlist (as opeehii) Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*pisi₂}} Proto-Polynesian *pisi₂ Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} ʻopihi
  1. limpet
    Sense id: en-ʻopihi-haw-noun-IJ1jQFRi Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. button Synonyms: pihi
    Sense id: en-ʻopihi-haw-noun-w-LXjz~z
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hawaiian: pihi"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
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  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "limpet"
      ],
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        [
          "limpet",
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        ]
      ]
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "pihi"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "Hawaiian nouns",
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    "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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    }
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      "name": "inh"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Ulimately from Proto-Polynesian *pisi₂. Sense of button a native innovation attested in Archibald Campbell's 1809 wordlist (as opeehii)",
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        "2": "noun"
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "limpet"
      ],
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        [
          "limpet",
          "limpet"
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      ]
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}

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