"hei" meaning in Maori

See hei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *sei (compare with Tahitian hei and Samoan sei) Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*sei}} Proto-Polynesian *sei, {{cog|ty|hei}} Tahitian hei, {{cog|sm|sei}} Samoan sei Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} hei, {{mi-noun}} hei
  1. flower garland, lei
    Sense id: en-hei-mi-noun-vyylbriH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Particle

Head templates: {{head|mi|particle|head=}} hei, {{mi-part}} hei
  1. Future locative particle Tags: future, locative, particle
    Sense id: en-hei-mi-particle-2sFV24jF Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Maori particles Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "particle",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "hei",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hei",
      "name": "mi-part"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Future locative particle"
      ],
      "id": "en-hei-mi-particle-2sFV24jF",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "locative",
        "particle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hei"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*sei"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *sei",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "hei"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian hei",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "sei"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan sei",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *sei (compare with Tahitian hei and Samoan sei)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "hei",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hei",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "flower garland, lei"
      ],
      "id": "en-hei-mi-noun-vyylbriH",
      "links": [
        [
          "garland",
          "garland"
        ],
        [
          "lei",
          "lei"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hei"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori nouns",
    "Maori particles",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Pages with 27 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "particle",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "hei",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hei",
      "name": "mi-part"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Future locative particle"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "locative",
        "particle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hei"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori nouns",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Pages with 27 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*sei"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *sei",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "hei"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian hei",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "sei"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan sei",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *sei (compare with Tahitian hei and Samoan sei)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "hei",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hei",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "flower garland, lei"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "garland",
          "garland"
        ],
        [
          "lei",
          "lei"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hei"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Maori dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-03-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-02-21 using wiktextract (7c21d10 and f2e72e5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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