"au" meaning in Maori

See au in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *qau, from Proto-Oceanic *qaʀus (compare with Fijian yau), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus (“current, flow” – compare with Malay arus, Tagalog ágos). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*qau}} Proto-Polynesian *qau, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*qaʀus}} Proto-Oceanic *qaʀus, {{cog|fj|yau}} Fijian yau, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*qaʀus}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus, {{cog|ms|arus}} Malay arus, {{cog|tl|ágos}} Tagalog ágos Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} au, {{mi-noun}} au
  1. current (water) Synonyms: kato, āwai, ia
    Sense id: en-au-mi-noun-uhRHTQKK
  2. whirlpool; rapid Categories (topical): Liquids Synonyms: ripo
    Sense id: en-au-mi-noun-o5PPk6po Disambiguation of Liquids: 2 26 2 15 7 1 1 24 3 6 4 8 3
  3. wake (of a canoe, etc.)
    Sense id: en-au-mi-noun-1w1VaOrp
  4. sea; ocean Categories (topical): Liquids Synonyms: tai, moana
    Sense id: en-au-mi-noun-J-58NMyH Disambiguation of Liquids: 2 26 2 15 7 1 1 24 3 6 4 8 3 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 0 6 3 43 15 1 1 4 3 3 8 9 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *qahu, from Proto-Oceanic *qasu (“gall; gall bladder”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*qahu}} Proto-Polynesian *qahu, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*qasu||gall; gall bladder}} Proto-Oceanic *qasu (“gall; gall bladder”) Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} au, {{mi-noun}} au
  1. gall; gall bladder Synonyms: kouawai
    Sense id: en-au-mi-noun-mFqjdxzj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *qahu (compare with Tahitian au, Tongan ʻahu, Samoan ʻasu), from Proto-Oceanic *qasu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasu (“smoke; fume; steam” – compare with Cebuano aso, Tagalog aso); Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*qahu}} Proto-Polynesian *qahu, {{cog|ty|au}} Tahitian au, {{cog|to|ʻahu}} Tongan ʻahu, {{cog|sm|ʻasu}} Samoan ʻasu, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*qasu}} Proto-Oceanic *qasu, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*qasu|}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasu, {{cog|ceb|aso}} Cebuano aso, {{cog|tl|aso}} Tagalog aso Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} au, {{mi-noun}} au
  1. smoke Synonyms: auahi, paoa
    Sense id: en-au-mi-noun-BNWIy0G4
  2. cloud Synonyms: ao, kapua
    Sense id: en-au-mi-noun-VmgQELdT
  3. mist; fog Categories (topical): Liquids Synonyms: haumaringi, kohu
    Sense id: en-au-mi-noun-fppD8zkU Disambiguation of Liquids: 2 26 2 15 7 1 1 24 3 6 4 8 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Pronoun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku (compare with Malay aku, Tagalog ako. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*au}} Proto-Polynesian *au, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*(i-)au}} Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, {{inh|mi|pqe-pro|*(i-)aku}} Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, {{inh|mi|poz-cet-pro|*(i-)aku}} Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*(i-)aku}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, {{inh|mi|map-pro|*(i-)aku}} Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku, {{cog|ms|aku}} Malay aku, {{cog|tl|ako}} Tagalog ako Head templates: {{head|mi|pronoun|head=}} au, {{mi-pron}} au
  1. I (personal pronoun)
    Sense id: en-au-mi-pron-DEtObZwO Categories (other): Maori pronouns Disambiguation of Maori pronouns: 36 21 21 22
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
    Sense id: en-au-mi-pron-IEaL72DD
  3. me (object of a preposition)
    Sense id: en-au-mi-pron-fu5VplhE
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
    Sense id: en-au-mi-pron-cdlRLnlJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ahau
Etymology number: 1 Related terms: ahau, māua, mātou, tāua, tātou, koe, kōrua, koutou, ia, rāua, rātou

Verb

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *(q)au (“howl, bark”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*(q)au||howl, bark}} Proto-Polynesian *(q)au (“howl, bark”) Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|||||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} au, {{mi-verb}} au
  1. to howl, bark (of a dog)
    Sense id: en-au-mi-verb-vZAsZ2UC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*au"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *au",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*(i-)au"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "pqe-pro",
        "3": "*(i-)aku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-cet-pro",
        "3": "*(i-)aku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*(i-)aku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "aku"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay aku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "ako"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog ako",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku (compare with Malay aku, Tagalog ako.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "au",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "au",
      "name": "mi-pron"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ahau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "māua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mātou"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tāua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tātou"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "koe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kōrua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "koutou"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "rāua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "rātou"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "36 21 21 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I crave the flesh of the Pakeha (white man)",
          "ref": "2021, “Titokowaru”, performed by Alien Weaponry:",
          "text": "Ka pīrangi au te kikokiko pākehā",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "I (personal pronoun)"
      ],
      "id": "en-au-mi-pron-DEtObZwO",
      "links": [
        [
          "I",
          "I"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "me (direct object of a verb)"
      ],
      "id": "en-au-mi-pron-IEaL72DD",
      "links": [
        [
          "me",
          "me"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "me (object of a preposition)"
      ],
      "id": "en-au-mi-pron-fu5VplhE",
      "links": [
        [
          "me",
          "me"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "me (indirect object of a verb)"
      ],
      "id": "en-au-mi-pron-cdlRLnlJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "me",
          "me"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ahau"
    }
  ],
  "word": "au"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*qau"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *qau",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*qaʀus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *qaʀus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "yau"
      },
      "expansion": "Fijian yau",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*qaʀus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "arus"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay arus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "ágos"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog ágos",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *qau, from Proto-Oceanic *qaʀus (compare with Fijian yau), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus (“current, flow” – compare with Malay arus, Tagalog ágos).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "au",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "au",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "current (water)"
      ],
      "id": "en-au-mi-noun-uhRHTQKK",
      "links": [
        [
          "current",
          "current"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kato"
        },
        {
          "word": "āwai"
        },
        {
          "word": "ia"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 26 2 15 7 1 1 24 3 6 4 8 3",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mi",
          "name": "Liquids",
          "orig": "mi:Liquids",
          "parents": [
            "Matter",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "whirlpool; rapid"
      ],
      "id": "en-au-mi-noun-o5PPk6po",
      "links": [
        [
          "whirlpool",
          "whirlpool"
        ],
        [
          "rapid",
          "rapid"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ripo"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wake (of a canoe, etc.)"
      ],
      "id": "en-au-mi-noun-1w1VaOrp",
      "links": [
        [
          "wake",
          "wake"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 6 3 43 15 1 1 4 3 3 8 9 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 26 2 15 7 1 1 24 3 6 4 8 3",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mi",
          "name": "Liquids",
          "orig": "mi:Liquids",
          "parents": [
            "Matter",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sea; ocean"
      ],
      "id": "en-au-mi-noun-J-58NMyH",
      "links": [
        [
          "sea",
          "sea"
        ],
        [
          "ocean",
          "ocean"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tai"
        },
        {
          "word": "moana"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "au"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*qahu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *qahu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*qasu",
        "4": "",
        "5": "gall; gall bladder"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *qasu (“gall; gall bladder”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *qahu, from Proto-Oceanic *qasu (“gall; gall bladder”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "au",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "au",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gall; gall bladder"
      ],
      "id": "en-au-mi-noun-mFqjdxzj",
      "links": [
        [
          "gall",
          "gall"
        ],
        [
          "gall bladder",
          "gall bladder"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kouawai"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "au"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 4,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*qahu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *qahu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "au"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian au",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "ʻahu"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan ʻahu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "ʻasu"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan ʻasu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*qasu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *qasu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*qasu",
        "4": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "aso"
      },
      "expansion": "Cebuano aso",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "aso"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog aso",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *qahu (compare with Tahitian au, Tongan ʻahu, Samoan ʻasu), from Proto-Oceanic *qasu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasu (“smoke; fume; steam” – compare with Cebuano aso, Tagalog aso);",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "au",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "au",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "smoke"
      ],
      "id": "en-au-mi-noun-BNWIy0G4",
      "links": [
        [
          "smoke",
          "smoke"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "auahi"
        },
        {
          "word": "paoa"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cloud"
      ],
      "id": "en-au-mi-noun-VmgQELdT",
      "links": [
        [
          "cloud",
          "cloud"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ao"
        },
        {
          "word": "kapua"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 26 2 15 7 1 1 24 3 6 4 8 3",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mi",
          "name": "Liquids",
          "orig": "mi:Liquids",
          "parents": [
            "Matter",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mist; fog"
      ],
      "id": "en-au-mi-noun-fppD8zkU",
      "links": [
        [
          "mist",
          "mist"
        ],
        [
          "fog",
          "fog"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "haumaringi"
        },
        {
          "word": "kohu"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "au"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 5,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*(q)au",
        "4": "",
        "5": "howl, bark"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *(q)au (“howl, bark”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *(q)au (“howl, bark”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "10": "",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1accel-form": "passive",
        "f2accel-form": "passive",
        "f3accel-form": "passive",
        "f4accel-form": "passive",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "au",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "au",
      "name": "mi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to howl, bark (of a dog)"
      ],
      "id": "en-au-mi-verb-vZAsZ2UC",
      "links": [
        [
          "howl",
          "howl"
        ],
        [
          "bark",
          "bark"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "au"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori pronouns",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
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      "word": "koe"
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      "word": "kōrua"
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      "word": "koutou"
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      "word": "ia"
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      "word": "rāua"
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      "word": "rātou"
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        {
          "english": "I crave the flesh of the Pakeha (white man)",
          "ref": "2021, “Titokowaru”, performed by Alien Weaponry:",
          "text": "Ka pīrangi au te kikokiko pākehā",
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        }
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        "I (personal pronoun)"
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        [
          "me",
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      "glosses": [
        "me (indirect object of a verb)"
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        [
          "me",
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    {
      "word": "ahau"
    }
  ],
  "word": "au"
}

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      "args": {
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "ágos"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog ágos",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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        {
          "word": "kato"
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        {
          "word": "āwai"
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        {
          "word": "ia"
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          "word": "ripo"
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        "sea; ocean"
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          "word": "tai"
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          "word": "kouawai"
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      "expansion": "Tongan ʻahu",
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Cebuano aso",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
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    }
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        {
          "word": "auahi"
        },
        {
          "word": "paoa"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cloud"
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        [
          "cloud",
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ao"
        },
        {
          "word": "kapua"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        "mist; fog"
      ],
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          "fog"
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "haumaringi"
        },
        {
          "word": "kohu"
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    }
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}

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        "7": "",
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        "9": "",
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}

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