"ʻuala" meaning in Hawaiian

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Noun

Etymology: Cognate with Tongan kumala, Maori kūmara. Apparently connected to Quechua kumar. Etymology templates: {{cog|to|kumala}} Tongan kumala, {{cog|mi|kūmara}} Maori kūmara, {{cog|qu|kumar}} Quechua kumar Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} ʻuala
  1. sweet potato Categories (lifeform): Root vegetables Derived forms: ʻuala kahiki, potato, Solanum tuberosum
    Sense id: en-ʻuala-haw-noun-EaM2Blat Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "kumala"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan kumala",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "kūmara"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori kūmara",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "qu",
        "2": "kumar"
      },
      "expansion": "Quechua kumar",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Tongan kumala, Maori kūmara. Apparently connected to Quechua kumar.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "ʻuala",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "haw",
          "name": "Root vegetables",
          "orig": "haw:Root vegetables",
          "parents": [
            "Vegetables",
            "Foods",
            "Plants",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ʻuala kahiki"
        },
        {
          "word": "potato"
        },
        {
          "word": "Solanum tuberosum"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sweet potato"
      ],
      "id": "en-ʻuala-haw-noun-EaM2Blat",
      "links": [
        [
          "sweet potato",
          "sweet potato"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ʻuala"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ʻuala kahiki"
    },
    {
      "word": "potato"
    },
    {
      "word": "Solanum tuberosum"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "kumala"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan kumala",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "kūmara"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori kūmara",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "qu",
        "2": "kumar"
      },
      "expansion": "Quechua kumar",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Tongan kumala, Maori kūmara. Apparently connected to Quechua kumar.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "ʻuala",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hawaiian lemmas",
        "Hawaiian nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "haw:Root vegetables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "links": [
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          "sweet potato"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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