"kahu" meaning in Hawaiian

See kahu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈka.hu/, [ˈkɐ.hu]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *tufu. Etymology templates: {{der|haw|poz-pol-pro|*tufu}} Proto-Polynesian *tufu Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} kahu
  1. guardian
    Sense id: en-kahu-haw-noun-3ebol0tG Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 31 6 21 21 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 7 20 20 20
  2. master
    Sense id: en-kahu-haw-noun-~GE7Tf1n
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kahuna
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tufu.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "kahu",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 6 21 21 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 7 20 20 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "guardian"
      ],
      "id": "en-kahu-haw-noun-3ebol0tG",
      "links": [
        [
          "guardian",
          "guardian"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "master"
      ],
      "id": "en-kahu-haw-noun-~GE7Tf1n",
      "links": [
        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.hu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɐ.hu]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kahu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian nouns",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kahuna"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *tufu",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tufu.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "kahu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "guardian"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "guardian",
          "guardian"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "master"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.hu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɐ.hu]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kahu"
}

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