"kāhili" meaning in Hawaiian

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Noun

IPA: /kaːˈhi.li/
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *taafiri (compare with Maori tāwhiri and tāhiri (both meaning “to beckon, to wave, to welcome”) plus Tahitian tāhiri and tāhirihiri (both meaning “fan”)). Also reanalysed as kā + hili. Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*taafiri}} Proto-Polynesian *taafiri, {{cog|mi|tāwhiri}} Maori tāwhiri, {{cog|ty|tāhiri}} Tahitian tāhiri, {{af|haw|kā|hili}} kā + hili Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} kāhili
  1. feather standard mounted on a pole, as traditionally used in Hawaii on ceremonial occasions
    Sense id: en-kāhili-haw-noun-ld6za4-J
  2. crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), an ornamental plant from Asia
    Sense id: en-kāhili-haw-noun-Ze8W9f5C Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 5 74 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 71 19 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 74 17 2 2
  3. Hedychium gardnerianum, plant related to ginger native to the Himalayas but widely grown and invasive elsewhere in warm climates Synonyms: ʻawapuhi kāhili
    Sense id: en-kāhili-haw-noun-1U4Bmtor

Verb

IPA: /kaːˈhi.li/
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *taafiri (compare with Maori tāwhiri and tāhiri (both meaning “to beckon, to wave, to welcome”) plus Tahitian tāhiri and tāhirihiri (both meaning “fan”)). Also reanalysed as kā + hili. Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*taafiri}} Proto-Polynesian *taafiri, {{cog|mi|tāwhiri}} Maori tāwhiri, {{cog|ty|tāhiri}} Tahitian tāhiri, {{af|haw|kā|hili}} kā + hili Head templates: {{head|haw|verb}} kāhili
  1. to brush, to sweep
    Sense id: en-kāhili-haw-verb-0cApuioL
  2. to switch
    Sense id: en-kāhili-haw-verb-pkBSNU7D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hoʻokahili
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      "name": "inh"
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  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "feather standard mounted on a pole, as traditionally used in Hawaii on ceremonial occasions"
      ],
      "id": "en-kāhili-haw-noun-ld6za4-J",
      "links": [
        [
          "feather",
          "feather"
        ],
        [
          "standard",
          "standard"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "word": "ʻawapuhi kāhili"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaːˈhi.li/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kāhili"
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          "feather",
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        ],
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          "standard",
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        "crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), an ornamental plant from Asia"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ʻawapuhi kāhili"
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      "ipa": "/kaːˈhi.li/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kāhili"
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        "to brush, to sweep"
      ],
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        [
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      "ipa": "/kaːˈhi.li/"
    }
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