"nui" meaning in Hawaiian

See nui in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈnu.i/, [ˈnu.wi]
Etymology: From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nui. Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pnp-pro|*nui}} Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nui Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} nui
  1. plenty, a lot, size, dimension, number, area
    Sense id: en-nui-haw-noun-Vzf7ClCB Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 37 45 18
  2. group, before nouns
    Sense id: en-nui-haw-noun-rxyPdwE1 Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 37 45 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 28 45 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 45 27

Verb

IPA: /ˈnu.i/, [ˈnu.wi]
Etymology: From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nui. Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pnp-pro|*nui}} Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nui Head templates: {{head|haw|verb}} nui
  1. (stative) big, great, abundant Tags: stative
    Sense id: en-nui-haw-verb-59b07t9D Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 37 45 18
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nui.",
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          "_dis": "37 45 18",
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          "plenty",
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        [
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        [
          "size",
          "size"
        ],
        [
          "dimension",
          "dimension"
        ],
        [
          "number",
          "number"
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        [
          "area",
          "area"
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          "_dis": "28 45 27",
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      ],
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          "english": "group of sharks",
          "text": "nui manō",
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      "ipa": "/ˈnu.i/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈnu.wi]"
    }
  ],
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    {
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈnu.wi]"
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