"kanaka" meaning in Hawaiian

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Noun

IPA: /kaˈna.ka/, [kəˈnɐ.kə] Forms: kānaka [irregular, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *taŋata, cognate with Maori tangata Etymology templates: {{der|haw|poz-pol-pro|*taŋata}} Proto-Polynesian *taŋata, {{cog|mi|tangata}} Maori tangata Head templates: {{head|haw|noun|irregular plural|kānaka}} kanaka (irregular plural kānaka)
  1. human being
    Sense id: en-kanaka-haw-noun-K8DsBWjA
  2. subject, retainer
    Sense id: en-kanaka-haw-noun-3mYi7aDE
  3. a Hawaiian
    Sense id: en-kanaka-haw-noun-ROQn~Nao Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 6 13 81

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kanaka meaning in Hawaiian (1.9kB)

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        {
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            "1": "hwc",
            "2": "kanak",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hawaiian Creole: kanak",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hawaiian Creole: kanak"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "chn",
            "2": "kanaka",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Chinook Jargon: kanaka",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "or via English"
          },
          "expansion": "(or via English)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chinook Jargon: kanaka (or via English)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "kanaka",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: kanaka\n→ French: canaque\n→ English: Kanak",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: kanaka\n→ French: canaque\n→ English: Kanak"
    }
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        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*taŋata"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *taŋata",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "tangata"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori tangata",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *taŋata, cognate with Maori tangata",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kānaka",
      "tags": [
        "irregular",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "haw",
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        "3": "irregular plural",
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      },
      "expansion": "kanaka (irregular plural kānaka)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
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    {
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        "human being"
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          "human being"
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      "links": [
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          "retainer",
          "retainer"
        ]
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          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        "a Hawaiian"
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    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈna.ka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kəˈnɐ.kə]"
    }
  ],
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    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian nouns",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation"
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Hawaiian Creole: kanak",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hawaiian Creole: kanak"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "chn",
            "2": "kanaka",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Chinook Jargon: kanaka",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "or via English"
          },
          "expansion": "(or via English)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chinook Jargon: kanaka (or via English)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "kanaka",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: kanaka\n→ French: canaque\n→ English: Kanak",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: kanaka\n→ French: canaque\n→ English: Kanak"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "tangata"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori tangata",
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    }
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        "irregular",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "human being"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "human being",
          "human being"
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        "subject, retainer"
      ],
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        [
          "subject",
          "subject"
        ],
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          "retainer",
          "retainer"
        ]
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        "a Hawaiian"
      ],
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          "Hawaiian",
          "Hawaiian"
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    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈna.ka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kəˈnɐ.kə]"
    }
  ],
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}

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