See ʻau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "ʻau kī"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "ʻau lima"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "ʻau wāwae"
}
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"2": "poz-pol-pro",
"3": "*kau"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kau",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "kau"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
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"1": "haw",
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"3": "*kayu"
},
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"name": "inh"
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{
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"3": "-"
},
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"name": "inh"
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{
"args": {
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"2": "poz-cet-pro",
"3": "-"
},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*kahiw"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "kayu"
},
"expansion": "Malay kayu",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "map-pro",
"3": "*kaSiw"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *kau (compare with Maori kau), from Proto-Oceanic *kayu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw (compare with Malay kayu), from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.",
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"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "noun"
},
"expansion": "ʻau",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"lang_code": "haw",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"handle"
],
"id": "en-ʻau-haw-noun-wqEWqpEN",
"links": [
[
"handle",
"handle"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"staff"
],
"id": "en-ʻau-haw-noun-FWIgZUPa",
"links": [
[
"staff",
"staff"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"stem; stalk"
],
"id": "en-ʻau-haw-noun-NCjnpcVa",
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[
"stem",
"stem"
],
[
"stalk",
"stalk"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"shaft"
],
"id": "en-ʻau-haw-noun-prGICDfV",
"links": [
[
"shaft",
"shaft"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "haw",
"name": "Anatomy",
"orig": "haw:Anatomy",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"bone (of lower arm or leg)"
],
"id": "en-ʻau-haw-noun-lWaevSi1",
"links": [
[
"anatomy",
"anatomy"
],
[
"bone",
"bone"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(anatomy) bone (of lower arm or leg)"
],
"topics": [
"anatomy",
"medicine",
"sciences"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"a group (when followed by a qualifier)"
],
"id": "en-ʻau-haw-noun-zOzZxRh4",
"links": [
[
"group",
"group"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈʔau̯/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʔɐw]"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʔɔw]"
}
],
"word": "ʻau"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "teach to swim",
"tags": [
"verb"
],
"word": "hōʻau"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "crawl",
"word": "ʻau kolo"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "tread water",
"tags": [
"verb"
],
"word": "ʻau kū"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "backstroke",
"word": "ʻau kua"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "butterfly stroke",
"word": "ʻau mālolo"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "breaststroke",
"word": "ʻau umauma"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "dog paddle",
"word": "ʻau ʻīlio"
}
],
"etymology_number": 2,
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{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "poz-pol-pro",
"3": "*kau"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kau",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "poz-oce-pro",
"3": "*kaʀu"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *kaʀu",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *kau, from Proto-Oceanic *kaʀu.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "verb"
},
"expansion": "ʻau",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"lang_code": "haw",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"to swim, travel by sea"
],
"id": "en-ʻau-haw-verb-rH32gniR",
"links": [
[
"swim",
"swim"
],
[
"travel",
"travel"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) to swim, travel by sea"
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "1 1 9 1 22 22 3 41",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "1 1 4 1 20 19 4 40 1 1 1 1 5",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 3 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "1 1 2 1 23 21 2 44 1 1 1 1 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to jut out, project"
],
"id": "en-ʻau-haw-verb-fb4jE0xD",
"links": [
[
"jut",
"jut"
],
[
"project",
"project"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) to jut out, project"
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈʔau̯/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʔɐw]"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʔɔw]"
}
],
"word": "ʻau"
}
{
"categories": [
"Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
"Hawaiian lemmas",
"Hawaiian nouns",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-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",
"Hawaiian verbs",
"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "ʻau kī"
},
{
"word": "ʻau lima"
},
{
"word": "ʻau wāwae"
}
],
"etymology_number": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "poz-pol-pro",
"3": "*kau"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kau",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "kau"
},
"expansion": "Maori kau",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "poz-oce-pro",
"3": "*kayu"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *kayu",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "pqe-pro",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "poz-cet-pro",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*kahiw"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "kayu"
},
"expansion": "Malay kayu",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "map-pro",
"3": "*kaSiw"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *kau (compare with Maori kau), from Proto-Oceanic *kayu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw (compare with Malay kayu), from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "noun"
},
"expansion": "ʻau",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"lang_code": "haw",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"handle"
],
"links": [
[
"handle",
"handle"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"staff"
],
"links": [
[
"staff",
"staff"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"stem; stalk"
],
"links": [
[
"stem",
"stem"
],
[
"stalk",
"stalk"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"shaft"
],
"links": [
[
"shaft",
"shaft"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"haw:Anatomy"
],
"glosses": [
"bone (of lower arm or leg)"
],
"links": [
[
"anatomy",
"anatomy"
],
[
"bone",
"bone"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(anatomy) bone (of lower arm or leg)"
],
"topics": [
"anatomy",
"medicine",
"sciences"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"a group (when followed by a qualifier)"
],
"links": [
[
"group",
"group"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈʔau̯/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʔɐw]"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʔɔw]"
}
],
"word": "ʻau"
}
{
"categories": [
"Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
"Hawaiian lemmas",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Hawaiian verbs",
"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "teach to swim",
"tags": [
"verb"
],
"word": "hōʻau"
},
{
"english": "crawl",
"word": "ʻau kolo"
},
{
"english": "tread water",
"tags": [
"verb"
],
"word": "ʻau kū"
},
{
"english": "backstroke",
"word": "ʻau kua"
},
{
"english": "butterfly stroke",
"word": "ʻau mālolo"
},
{
"english": "breaststroke",
"word": "ʻau umauma"
},
{
"english": "dog paddle",
"word": "ʻau ʻīlio"
}
],
"etymology_number": 2,
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{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "poz-pol-pro",
"3": "*kau"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kau",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "poz-oce-pro",
"3": "*kaʀu"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *kaʀu",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *kau, from Proto-Oceanic *kaʀu.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "verb"
},
"expansion": "ʻau",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"lang_code": "haw",
"pos": "verb",
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{
"categories": [
"Hawaiian intransitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"to swim, travel by sea"
],
"links": [
[
"swim",
"swim"
],
[
"travel",
"travel"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) to swim, travel by sea"
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Hawaiian intransitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"to jut out, project"
],
"links": [
[
"jut",
"jut"
],
[
"project",
"project"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) to jut out, project"
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈʔau̯/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʔɐw]"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʔɔw]"
}
],
"word": "ʻau"
}
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