"niu" meaning in Hawaiian

See niu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ (compare with Tagalog niyog, Malay nyiur). Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*niu}} Proto-Polynesian *niu, {{inh|haw|poz-oce-pro}} Proto-Oceanic [Term?], {{inh|haw|poz-pro|*niuʀ}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} niu
  1. coconut (fruit of coco palm) Categories (lifeform): Nuts, Polynesian canoe plants, Trees Derived forms: wai niu, coconut water, kai niu, coconut cream, niu maloʻo, copra, niu kahiki, date
    Sense id: en-niu-haw-noun-Tzq7mjFT Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 42 entries, Pages with entries
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      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
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        "3": "*niu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *niu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic [Term?]",
      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
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        "3": "*niuʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ (compare with Tagalog niyog, Malay nyiur).",
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      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 42 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "haw",
          "name": "Nuts",
          "orig": "haw:Nuts",
          "parents": [
            "Foods",
            "Plants",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "haw",
          "name": "Polynesian canoe plants",
          "orig": "haw:Polynesian canoe plants",
          "parents": [
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "haw",
          "name": "Trees",
          "orig": "haw:Trees",
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            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "wai niu"
        },
        {
          "word": "coconut water"
        },
        {
          "word": "kai niu"
        },
        {
          "word": "coconut cream"
        },
        {
          "word": "niu maloʻo"
        },
        {
          "word": "copra"
        },
        {
          "word": "niu kahiki"
        },
        {
          "word": "date"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "coconut (fruit of coco palm)"
      ],
      "id": "en-niu-haw-noun-Tzq7mjFT",
      "links": [
        [
          "coconut",
          "coconut"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ˈni̯u/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[ˈnju]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "niu"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "wai niu"
    },
    {
      "word": "coconut water"
    },
    {
      "word": "kai niu"
    },
    {
      "word": "coconut cream"
    },
    {
      "word": "niu maloʻo"
    },
    {
      "word": "copra"
    },
    {
      "word": "niu kahiki"
    },
    {
      "word": "date"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*niu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *niu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic [Term?]",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*niuʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ (compare with Tagalog niyog, Malay nyiur).",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "niu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hawaiian lemmas",
        "Hawaiian nouns",
        "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
        "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
        "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
        "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
        "Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 42 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Oceanic term requests",
        "haw:Nuts",
        "haw:Polynesian canoe plants",
        "haw:Trees"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "coconut (fruit of coco palm)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "coconut",
          "coconut"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ˈni̯u/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[ˈnju]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "niu"
}

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