"ika" meaning in Maori

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *ika, from Proto-Oceanic *ikan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan (compare Malay ikan). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*ika}} Proto-Polynesian *ika, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*ikan}} Proto-Oceanic *ikan, {{inh|mi|pqe-pro|*ikan}} Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ikan, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*hikan}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, {{inh|mi|map-pro|*Sikan}} Proto-Austronesian *Sikan, {{cog|ms|ikan}} Malay ikan Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} ika, {{mi-noun}} ika
  1. fish, marine animal, aquatic animal - any creature that swims in fresh or salt water including marine mammals such as whales
    Sense id: en-ika-mi-noun-g-JPTRLC Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Cetaceans, Fish Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 50 12 26 13 Disambiguation of Cetaceans: 74 9 9 9 Disambiguation of Fish: 100 0 0 0
  2. slain warrior, victim
    Sense id: en-ika-mi-noun-Z3j-BbOD
  3. (figurative) prized possession Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-ika-mi-noun-j0OliK5-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} ika, {{mi-noun}} ika
  1. cluster, band, troop, group, company, heap
    Sense id: en-ika-mi-noun-ucg~jEcP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "expansion": "Malay ikan",
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          "english": "Then the fish began to bite at his hook.",
          "text": "Kātahi anō te ika ka kai ki tana matau.",
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          "english": "When the blowholes of that whale were full of sand, it died.",
          "text": "Ka kī ngā pihapiha o te ika rā i te onepū, ka mate.",
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        "(figurative) prized possession"
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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 2025-06-18 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). 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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