"kahu" meaning in Maori

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Oceanic *kafu (“to cover, to put on clothing”) (compare to Tongan kafu, Samoan ʻafu, Hawaiian ʻahu), from Proto-Oceanic *kaput (“to wrap or cover”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaput (“to clasp together”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*kafu|t=to cover, to put on clothing}} Proto-Oceanic *kafu (“to cover, to put on clothing”), {{cog|to|kafu}} Tongan kafu, {{cog|sm|ʻafu}} Samoan ʻafu, {{cog|haw|ʻahu}} Hawaiian ʻahu, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*kaput|t=to wrap or cover}} Proto-Oceanic *kaput (“to wrap or cover”), {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*kaput|t=to clasp together}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaput (“to clasp together”) Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} kahu, {{mi-noun}} kahu
  1. cloak, cape
    Sense id: en-kahu-mi-noun-vPNs3QI6 Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 12 8 27 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 9 26 26 26 Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 37 28 35
  2. garment, clothing
    Sense id: en-kahu-mi-noun-G3xiubyE Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Maori entries with incorrect language header, Clothing Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 12 8 27 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 9 26 26 26 Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 37 28 35 Disambiguation of Clothing: 17 80 3
  3. covering, surface
    Sense id: en-kahu-mi-noun-VnZ2ABvz Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 12 8 27 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 9 26 26 26 Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 37 28 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kahu kautere, kākahu, pirikahu
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "pirikahu"
    }
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "ʻahu"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian ʻahu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*kaput",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Oceanic *kafu (“to cover, to put on clothing”) (compare to Tongan kafu, Samoan ʻafu, Hawaiian ʻahu), from Proto-Oceanic *kaput (“to wrap or cover”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaput (“to clasp together”).",
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      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-kahu-mi-noun-G3xiubyE",
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        ],
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          "clothing",
          "clothing"
        ]
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    },
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          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "covering, surface"
      ],
      "id": "en-kahu-mi-noun-VnZ2ABvz",
      "links": [
        [
          "covering",
          "covering"
        ],
        [
          "surface",
          "surface"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kahu"
}
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    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori nouns",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Pages with 7 entries",
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      "word": "kahu kautere"
    },
    {
      "word": "kākahu"
    },
    {
      "word": "pirikahu"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*kafu",
        "t": "to cover, to put on clothing"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "kafu"
      },
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    },
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        "1": "sm",
        "2": "ʻafu"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "ʻahu"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian ʻahu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *kaput (“to wrap or cover”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kahu",
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  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "cloak, cape"
      ],
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          "cloak"
        ],
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          "cape"
        ]
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    },
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        "garment, clothing"
      ],
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          "garment"
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          "clothing"
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          "covering",
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        ],
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          "surface",
          "surface"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kahu"
}

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