"kā" meaning in Maori

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Verb

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *kaha (“to burn”). Cognates include Hawaiian ʻā and Rapa Nui kā. Etymology templates: {{dercat|mi|poz-oce-pro|pqe-pro|poz-cet-pro|poz-pro|inh=4}}, {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*kaha||to burn}} Proto-Polynesian *kaha (“to burn”), {{cog|haw|ʻā}} Hawaiian ʻā, {{cog|rap|kā}} Rapa Nui kā Head templates: {{head|mi|verb}} kā
  1. to burn Derived forms: kāinga, kakā, kāngia, whakakā
    Sense id: en-kā-mi-verb-rR54mkCl Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 94 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|mi|verb}} kā
  1. to screech Derived forms: kākā
    Sense id: en-kā-mi-verb-beJSVfZI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for kā meaning in Maori (1.5kB)

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      },
      "expansion": "Rapa Nui kā",
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        },
        {
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        },
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    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
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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 2024-05-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). 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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