"wā" meaning in Hawaiian

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *wasa (“interval (of space or time)”) (compare with Maori wā (“to stamp, to trample, to brace with one's feet”), Tahitian va, Tongan vā (“distance”), Samoan vā (“space”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*wasa||interval (of space or time)}} Proto-Polynesian *wasa (“interval (of space or time)”), {{cog|mi|wā|t=to stamp, to trample, to brace with one's feet}} Maori wā (“to stamp, to trample, to brace with one's feet”), {{cog|ty|va}} Tahitian va, {{cog|to|vā|t=distance}} Tongan vā (“distance”), {{cog|sm|vā|t=space}} Samoan vā (“space”) Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} wā
  1. time
    Sense id: en-wā-haw-noun-M2B0gF~I Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. noise
    Sense id: en-wā-haw-noun-7-KlwJ5t Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
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        "1": "haw",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "interval (of space or time)"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *wasa (“interval (of space or time)”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "wā",
        "t": "to stamp, to trample, to brace with one's feet"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori wā (“to stamp, to trample, to brace with one's feet”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "va"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian va",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "vā",
        "t": "distance"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan vā (“distance”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "vā",
        "t": "space"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan vā (“space”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *wasa (“interval (of space or time)”) (compare with Maori wā (“to stamp, to trample, to brace with one's feet”), Tahitian va, Tongan vā (“distance”), Samoan vā (“space”)).",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "wā",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "time"
      ],
      "id": "en-wā-haw-noun-M2B0gF~I",
      "links": [
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
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      ],
      "id": "en-wā-haw-noun-7-KlwJ5t",
      "links": [
        [
          "noise",
          "noise"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wā"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian nouns",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "pkp:Four"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*wasa",
        "4": "",
        "5": "interval (of space or time)"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *wasa (“interval (of space or time)”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "wā",
        "t": "to stamp, to trample, to brace with one's feet"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori wā (“to stamp, to trample, to brace with one's feet”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "va"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian va",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "vā",
        "t": "distance"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan vā (“distance”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "vā",
        "t": "space"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan vā (“space”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *wasa (“interval (of space or time)”) (compare with Maori wā (“to stamp, to trample, to brace with one's feet”), Tahitian va, Tongan vā (“distance”), Samoan vā (“space”)).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "wā",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "time"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "noise"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "noise",
          "noise"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wā"
}

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