"loʻi" meaning in Hawaiian

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Oceanic *loki “partitioned area” ― compare with Tahitian roʻi “bed”, Tongan loki and Samoan loʻi “room” Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-oce-pro|*loki}} Proto-Oceanic *loki, {{cog|ty|roʻi}} Tahitian roʻi, {{cog|to|loki}} Tongan loki, {{cog|sm|loʻi}} Samoan loʻi Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} loʻi
  1. irrigated taro pond
    Sense id: en-loʻi-haw-noun-7~2eV7kc Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39
  2. paddy, irrigated field for growing rice
    Sense id: en-loʻi-haw-noun-zBQpbzsL Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*loki"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *loki",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "roʻi"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian roʻi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "loki"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan loki",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "loʻi"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan loʻi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Oceanic *loki “partitioned area” ― compare with Tahitian roʻi “bed”, Tongan loki and Samoan loʻi “room”",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "loʻi",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "61 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "irrigated taro pond"
      ],
      "id": "en-loʻi-haw-noun-7~2eV7kc",
      "links": [
        [
          "irrigate",
          "irrigate"
        ],
        [
          "taro",
          "taro"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "paddy, irrigated field for growing rice"
      ],
      "id": "en-loʻi-haw-noun-zBQpbzsL",
      "links": [
        [
          "paddy",
          "paddy"
        ],
        [
          "rice",
          "rice"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "loʻi"
}
{
  "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 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*loki"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *loki",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "roʻi"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian roʻi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "loki"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan loki",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "loʻi"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan loʻi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Oceanic *loki “partitioned area” ― compare with Tahitian roʻi “bed”, Tongan loki and Samoan loʻi “room”",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "loʻi",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "irrigated taro pond"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "irrigate",
          "irrigate"
        ],
        [
          "taro",
          "taro"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "paddy, irrigated field for growing rice"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "paddy",
          "paddy"
        ],
        [
          "rice",
          "rice"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "loʻi"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Hawaiian dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (92124b4 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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