"kūmara" meaning in Maori

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Noun

Etymology: Cognate with Tongan kumala, Hawaiian ʻuala. Hypothesized to be connected to Quechua kumar; see here for further discussion. Etymology templates: {{cog|to|kumala}} Tongan kumala, {{cog|haw|ʻuala}} Hawaiian ʻuala, {{cog|qu|kumar}} Quechua kumar Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} kūmara, {{mi-noun}} kūmara
  1. A sweet potato Categories (lifeform): Plants, Polynesian canoe plants
    Sense id: en-kūmara-mi-noun-OqfJ1c92 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "kumara"
          },
          "expansion": "English: kumara",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: kumara"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "kumala"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan kumala",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "ʻuala"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian ʻuala",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "qu",
        "2": "kumar"
      },
      "expansion": "Quechua kumar",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Tongan kumala, Hawaiian ʻuala. Hypothesized to be connected to Quechua kumar; see here for further discussion.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kūmara",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kūmara",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "mi",
          "name": "Plants",
          "orig": "mi:Plants",
          "parents": [
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "mi",
          "name": "Polynesian canoe plants",
          "orig": "mi:Polynesian canoe plants",
          "parents": [
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A sweet potato"
      ],
      "id": "en-kūmara-mi-noun-OqfJ1c92",
      "links": [
        [
          "sweet potato",
          "sweet potato"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kūmara"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "kumara"
          },
          "expansion": "English: kumara",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: kumara"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "kumala"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan kumala",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "ʻuala"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian ʻuala",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "qu",
        "2": "kumar"
      },
      "expansion": "Quechua kumar",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Tongan kumala, Hawaiian ʻuala. Hypothesized to be connected to Quechua kumar; see here for further discussion.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kūmara",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kūmara",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maori lemmas",
        "Maori nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "mi:Plants",
        "mi:Polynesian canoe plants"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A sweet potato"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sweet potato",
          "sweet potato"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kūmara"
}

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