"kala" meaning in Hawaiian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈka.la/, [ˈkɐ.lə]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *tala (“spine, prong”) – compare with Maori tara (“thorn, spike, tine, tooth”), Tahitian tara (“horn, spur, sting”), Tongan tala and Samoan tala. Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*tala|t=spine, prong}} Proto-Polynesian *tala (“spine, prong”), {{cog|mi|tara|t=thorn, spike, tine, tooth}} Maori tara (“thorn, spike, tine, tooth”), {{cog|ty|tara|t=horn, spur, sting}} Tahitian tara (“horn, spur, sting”), {{cog|to|tala}} Tongan tala, {{cog|sm|tala}} Samoan tala Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} kala
  1. (obsolete) horn, spike, thorn Tags: obsolete Synonyms: kākala, hao, kiwi
    Sense id: en-kala-haw-noun-APR4qGrz Categories (other): Pages with 36 entries, Pages with entries, Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 36 entries: 2 1 1 3 7 6 6 6 1 0 1 3 2 1 7 1 1 2 1 5 9 4 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 4 4 0 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 0 2 6 7 7 7 0 0 0 4 1 0 9 0 0 1 1 5 10 4 6 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 5 0 1 Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 89 9 2
  2. sharkskin
    Sense id: en-kala-haw-noun-MO-xVAk7
  3. surgeonfish
    Sense id: en-kala-haw-noun-7PsWEn1B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kākala, hoʻokala
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kākala"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hoʻokala"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*tala",
        "t": "spine, prong"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "tara",
        "t": "thorn, spike, tine, tooth"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori tara (“thorn, spike, tine, tooth”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "tara",
        "t": "horn, spur, sting"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian tara (“horn, spur, sting”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "tala"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan tala",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "tala"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan tala",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tala (“spine, prong”) – compare with Maori tara (“thorn, spike, tine, tooth”), Tahitian tara (“horn, spur, sting”), Tongan tala and Samoan tala.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "kala",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 1 1 3 7 6 6 6 1 0 1 3 2 1 7 1 1 2 1 5 9 4 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 4 4 0 2",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 0 0 2 6 7 7 7 0 0 0 4 1 0 9 0 0 1 1 5 10 4 6 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 5 0 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 9 2",
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          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "horn, spike, thorn"
      ],
      "id": "en-kala-haw-noun-APR4qGrz",
      "links": [
        [
          "horn",
          "horn"
        ],
        [
          "spike",
          "spike"
        ],
        [
          "thorn",
          "thorn"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) horn, spike, thorn"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kākala"
        },
        {
          "word": "hao"
        },
        {
          "word": "kiwi"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sharkskin"
      ],
      "id": "en-kala-haw-noun-MO-xVAk7",
      "links": [
        [
          "sharkskin",
          "sharkskin"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "surgeonfish"
      ],
      "id": "en-kala-haw-noun-7PsWEn1B",
      "links": [
        [
          "surgeonfish",
          "surgeonfish"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɐ.lə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kala"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian nouns",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 36 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kākala"
    },
    {
      "word": "hoʻokala"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*tala",
        "t": "spine, prong"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *tala (“spine, prong”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "tara",
        "t": "thorn, spike, tine, tooth"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori tara (“thorn, spike, tine, tooth”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "tara",
        "t": "horn, spur, sting"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian tara (“horn, spur, sting”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "tala"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan tala",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "tala"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan tala",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tala (“spine, prong”) – compare with Maori tara (“thorn, spike, tine, tooth”), Tahitian tara (“horn, spur, sting”), Tongan tala and Samoan tala.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "kala",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hawaiian terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "horn, spike, thorn"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "horn",
          "horn"
        ],
        [
          "spike",
          "spike"
        ],
        [
          "thorn",
          "thorn"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) horn, spike, thorn"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kākala"
        },
        {
          "word": "hao"
        },
        {
          "word": "kiwi"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sharkskin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sharkskin",
          "sharkskin"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "surgeonfish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surgeonfish",
          "surgeonfish"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɐ.lə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kala"
}

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