"paheʻe" meaning in Hawaiian

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Verb

Etymology: From pa- (“having the quality of”) + heʻe (“to slip”). Compare Maori paheke (“slippery”). Etymology templates: {{af|haw|pa-|heʻe|t1=having the quality of|t2=to slip}} pa- (“having the quality of”) + heʻe (“to slip”), {{cog|mi|paheke|t=slippery}} Maori paheke (“slippery”) Head templates: {{head|haw|verb}} paheʻe, {{tlb|haw|intransitive}} (intransitive)
  1. slippery Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-paheʻe-haw-verb-lx-lXPzP
  2. smooth Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-paheʻe-haw-verb-wPF3nBbS
  3. satiny, silky Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-paheʻe-haw-verb-glCoegCT Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Hawaiian terms prefixed with pa-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 10 7 64 11 7 Disambiguation of Hawaiian terms prefixed with pa-: 18 14 32 21 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 7 70 9 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 76 7 5
  4. (figurative) smooth, glib Tags: figuratively, intransitive
    Sense id: en-paheʻe-haw-verb-Xt506hzR
  5. to slide, to slip Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-paheʻe-haw-verb-U1~V6vFi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hoʻopaheʻe [causative], pāheʻeheʻe (english: reduplicated form)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ],
      "word": "hoʻopaheʻe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "reduplicated form",
      "word": "pāheʻeheʻe"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "pa-",
        "3": "heʻe",
        "t1": "having the quality of",
        "t2": "to slip"
      },
      "expansion": "pa- (“having the quality of”) + heʻe (“to slip”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "paheke",
        "t": "slippery"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori paheke (“slippery”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From pa- (“having the quality of”) + heʻe (“to slip”). Compare Maori paheke (“slippery”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "paheʻe",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "intransitive"
      },
      "expansion": "(intransitive)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "slippery"
      ],
      "id": "en-paheʻe-haw-verb-lx-lXPzP",
      "links": [
        [
          "slippery",
          "slippery"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "smooth"
      ],
      "id": "en-paheʻe-haw-verb-wPF3nBbS",
      "links": [
        [
          "smooth",
          "smooth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 7 64 11 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 14 32 21 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian terms prefixed with pa-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 70 9 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 5 76 7 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "satiny, silky"
      ],
      "id": "en-paheʻe-haw-verb-glCoegCT",
      "links": [
        [
          "satiny",
          "satiny"
        ],
        [
          "silky",
          "silky"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "fluent speech",
          "text": "ʻōlelo paheʻe",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "smooth, glib"
      ],
      "id": "en-paheʻe-haw-verb-Xt506hzR",
      "links": [
        [
          "smooth",
          "smooth"
        ],
        [
          "glib",
          "glib"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) smooth, glib"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to slide, to slip"
      ],
      "id": "en-paheʻe-haw-verb-U1~V6vFi",
      "links": [
        [
          "slide",
          "slide"
        ],
        [
          "slip",
          "slip"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "paheʻe"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hawaiian intransitive verbs",
    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian terms prefixed with pa-",
    "Hawaiian verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ],
      "word": "hoʻopaheʻe"
    },
    {
      "english": "reduplicated form",
      "word": "pāheʻeheʻe"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "pa-",
        "3": "heʻe",
        "t1": "having the quality of",
        "t2": "to slip"
      },
      "expansion": "pa- (“having the quality of”) + heʻe (“to slip”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "paheke",
        "t": "slippery"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori paheke (“slippery”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From pa- (“having the quality of”) + heʻe (“to slip”). Compare Maori paheke (“slippery”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "paheʻe",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "intransitive"
      },
      "expansion": "(intransitive)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "slippery"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "slippery",
          "slippery"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "smooth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "smooth",
          "smooth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "satiny, silky"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "satiny",
          "satiny"
        ],
        [
          "silky",
          "silky"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hawaiian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "fluent speech",
          "text": "ʻōlelo paheʻe",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "smooth, glib"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "smooth",
          "smooth"
        ],
        [
          "glib",
          "glib"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) smooth, glib"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to slide, to slip"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "slide",
          "slide"
        ],
        [
          "slip",
          "slip"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "paheʻe"
}

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