"hinu" meaning in Maori

See hinu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhi.nu/, [ˈhi.nʉ]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *sinu (compare with Rarotongan ʻinu, Tahitian hinu and Tongan huni) from Proto-Oceanic *sinu (compare with Fijian sinu). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*sinu}} Proto-Polynesian *sinu, {{cog|rar|ʻinu}} Rarotongan ʻinu, {{cognate|ty|hinu}} Tahitian hinu, {{cog|to|huni}} Tongan huni, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*sinu}} Proto-Oceanic *sinu, {{cognate|fj|sinu}} Fijian sinu Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} hinu, {{mi-noun}} hinu
  1. fat, grease
    Sense id: en-hinu-mi-noun-EuGcpI1R Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 12 5 15 6 6 12 15 13 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 5 15 6 6 12 15 13 8 8
  2. lard
    Sense id: en-hinu-mi-noun-s50T6cnZ Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 12 5 15 6 6 12 15 13 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 5 15 6 6 12 15 13 8 8 Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 29 41 30
  3. oil, petrol
    Sense id: en-hinu-mi-noun-STuOIldQ Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 12 5 15 6 6 12 15 13 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 5 15 6 6 12 15 13 8 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hinu kakara, penehinu, rākau hinu Related terms: hinuhinu
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hinu kakara"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "penehinu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "rākau hinu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*sinu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *sinu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rar",
        "2": "ʻinu"
      },
      "expansion": "Rarotongan ʻinu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "hinu"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian hinu",
      "name": "cognate"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "huni"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan huni",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*sinu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *sinu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "sinu"
      },
      "expansion": "Fijian sinu",
      "name": "cognate"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *sinu (compare with Rarotongan ʻinu, Tahitian hinu and Tongan huni) from Proto-Oceanic *sinu (compare with Fijian sinu).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "hinu",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hinu",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hinuhinu"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 5 15 6 6 12 15 13 8 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 5 15 6 6 12 15 13 8 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fat, grease"
      ],
      "id": "en-hinu-mi-noun-EuGcpI1R",
      "links": [
        [
          "fat",
          "fat"
        ],
        [
          "grease",
          "grease"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 5 15 6 6 12 15 13 8 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 5 15 6 6 12 15 13 8 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 41 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lard"
      ],
      "id": "en-hinu-mi-noun-s50T6cnZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "lard",
          "lard"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 5 15 6 6 12 15 13 8 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 5 15 6 6 12 15 13 8 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "oil, petrol"
      ],
      "id": "en-hinu-mi-noun-STuOIldQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "oil",
          "oil"
        ],
        [
          "petrol",
          "petrol"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhi.nu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhi.nʉ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hinu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori nouns",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "hinu kakara"
    },
    {
      "word": "penehinu"
    },
    {
      "word": "rākau hinu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*sinu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *sinu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rar",
        "2": "ʻinu"
      },
      "expansion": "Rarotongan ʻinu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "hinu"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian hinu",
      "name": "cognate"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "huni"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan huni",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*sinu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *sinu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "sinu"
      },
      "expansion": "Fijian sinu",
      "name": "cognate"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *sinu (compare with Rarotongan ʻinu, Tahitian hinu and Tongan huni) from Proto-Oceanic *sinu (compare with Fijian sinu).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "hinu",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hinu",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "hinuhinu"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fat, grease"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fat",
          "fat"
        ],
        [
          "grease",
          "grease"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lard"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lard",
          "lard"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "oil, petrol"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oil",
          "oil"
        ],
        [
          "petrol",
          "petrol"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhi.nu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhi.nʉ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hinu"
}

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