"kumu" meaning in Hawaiian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈku.mu/
Etymology: From Proto-Oceanic *tumu (compare with Maori tumu and Tahitian tumu). Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-oce-pro|*tumu}} Proto-Oceanic *tumu, {{cog|mi|tumu}} Maori tumu, {{cog|ty|tumu}} Tahitian tumu Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} kumu
  1. teacher Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-kumu-haw-noun-EFepYE4E Disambiguation of Occupations: 86 2 12
  2. basis, foundation
    Sense id: en-kumu-haw-noun-c35r-VwN
  3. source, cause
    Sense id: en-kumu-haw-noun-K0i-33qz Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 20 25 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: molekumu
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "molekumu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*tumu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *tumu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "tumu"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori tumu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "tumu"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian tumu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Oceanic *tumu (compare with Maori tumu and Tahitian tumu).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "kumu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "86 2 12",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "haw",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "haw:Occupations",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "teacher"
      ],
      "id": "en-kumu-haw-noun-EFepYE4E",
      "links": [
        [
          "teacher",
          "teacher"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "basis, foundation"
      ],
      "id": "en-kumu-haw-noun-c35r-VwN",
      "links": [
        [
          "basis",
          "basis"
        ],
        [
          "foundation",
          "foundation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "20 25 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "source, cause"
      ],
      "id": "en-kumu-haw-noun-K0i-33qz",
      "links": [
        [
          "source",
          "source"
        ],
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈku.mu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kumu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian nouns",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "haw:Occupations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "molekumu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*tumu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *tumu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "tumu"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori tumu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "tumu"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian tumu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Oceanic *tumu (compare with Maori tumu and Tahitian tumu).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "kumu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "teacher"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "teacher",
          "teacher"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "basis, foundation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "basis",
          "basis"
        ],
        [
          "foundation",
          "foundation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "source, cause"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "source",
          "source"
        ],
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈku.mu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kumu"
}

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