"kape" meaning in Maori

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Noun

Etymology: Cognate of Samoan ʻape “to pluck out” and ʻapeʻape “to peel the skin or a boil”, Tongan kapeʻi “to pull away a splinter, to uncover a lid”; related to kapi “to close”, Tahitian ʻapi “to fold”, and Tongan kofi “tongs” (altogether from Proto-Polynesian *kapi “to hold firmly between” from Proto-Oceanic *kapit “to hold stones or lid of an earth oven” ultimately Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapit) Etymology templates: {{cog|sm|ʻape}} Samoan ʻape, {{cog|to|kapeʻi}} Tongan kapeʻi, {{cog|ty|ʻapi}} Tahitian ʻapi, {{cog|to|kofi}} Tongan kofi, {{cog|poz-pol-pro|*kapi}} Proto-Polynesian *kapi, {{cog|poz-oce-pro|*kapit}} Proto-Oceanic *kapit, {{cog|poz-pro|*qapit}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapit Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} kape, {{mi-noun}} kape
  1. tongs
    Sense id: en-kape-mi-noun-nNHLpshc Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 13 45 42
  2. any wooden kitchen tool (spoon, stirrer etc)
    Sense id: en-kape-mi-noun-qJ0mD7oz Categories (other): Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries, Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 2 14 7 12 10 19 19 2 12 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 9 5 16 6 23 23 1 12 3 Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 13 45 42

Verb

Etymology: Cognate of Samoan ʻape “to pluck out” and ʻapeʻape “to peel the skin or a boil”, Tongan kapeʻi “to pull away a splinter, to uncover a lid”; related to kapi “to close”, Tahitian ʻapi “to fold”, and Tongan kofi “tongs” (altogether from Proto-Polynesian *kapi “to hold firmly between” from Proto-Oceanic *kapit “to hold stones or lid of an earth oven” ultimately Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapit) Etymology templates: {{cog|sm|ʻape}} Samoan ʻape, {{cog|to|kapeʻi}} Tongan kapeʻi, {{cog|ty|ʻapi}} Tahitian ʻapi, {{cog|to|kofi}} Tongan kofi, {{cog|poz-pol-pro|*kapi}} Proto-Polynesian *kapi, {{cog|poz-oce-pro|*kapit}} Proto-Oceanic *kapit, {{cog|poz-pro|*qapit}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapit Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|||||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} kape, {{mi-verb}} kape
  1. to pluck or pick out Derived forms: kakape, kapekape
    Sense id: en-kape-mi-verb-XyDA7Pbk Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 13 45 42
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "ʻape"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan ʻape",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "kapeʻi"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan kapeʻi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "ʻapi"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian ʻapi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "kofi"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan kofi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "poz-pol-pro",
        "2": "*kapi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kapi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "poz-oce-pro",
        "2": "*kapit"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *kapit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "poz-pro",
        "2": "*qapit"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapit",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate of Samoan ʻape “to pluck out” and ʻapeʻape “to peel the skin or a boil”, Tongan kapeʻi “to pull away a splinter, to uncover a lid”; related to kapi “to close”, Tahitian ʻapi “to fold”, and Tongan kofi “tongs” (altogether from Proto-Polynesian *kapi “to hold firmly between” from Proto-Oceanic *kapit “to hold stones or lid of an earth oven” ultimately Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapit)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kape",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kape",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 45 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tongs"
      ],
      "id": "en-kape-mi-noun-nNHLpshc",
      "links": [
        [
          "tongs",
          "tongs"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 14 7 12 10 19 19 2 12 4",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 9 5 16 6 23 23 1 12 3",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 45 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "any wooden kitchen tool (spoon, stirrer etc)"
      ],
      "id": "en-kape-mi-noun-qJ0mD7oz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kape"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
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      },
      "expansion": "Samoan ʻape",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "kapeʻi"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan kapeʻi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "ʻapi"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian ʻapi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "kofi"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan kofi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "poz-pol-pro",
        "2": "*kapi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kapi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "poz-oce-pro",
        "2": "*kapit"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *kapit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "poz-pro",
        "2": "*qapit"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapit",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate of Samoan ʻape “to pluck out” and ʻapeʻape “to peel the skin or a boil”, Tongan kapeʻi “to pull away a splinter, to uncover a lid”; related to kapi “to close”, Tahitian ʻapi “to fold”, and Tongan kofi “tongs” (altogether from Proto-Polynesian *kapi “to hold firmly between” from Proto-Oceanic *kapit “to hold stones or lid of an earth oven” ultimately Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapit)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "10": "",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1accel-form": "passive",
        "f2accel-form": "passive",
        "f3accel-form": "passive",
        "f4accel-form": "passive",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kape",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kape",
      "name": "mi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 45 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "kakape"
        },
        {
          "word": "kapekape"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to pluck or pick out"
      ],
      "id": "en-kape-mi-verb-XyDA7Pbk",
      "links": [
        [
          "pluck",
          "pluck"
        ],
        [
          "pick out",
          "pick out"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kape"
}
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    "Maori nouns",
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  "etymology_templates": [
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "kapeʻi"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan kapeʻi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "ʻapi"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian ʻapi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "kofi"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan kofi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "poz-pol-pro",
        "2": "*kapi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kapi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "poz-oce-pro",
        "2": "*kapit"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *kapit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "poz-pro",
        "2": "*qapit"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapit",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate of Samoan ʻape “to pluck out” and ʻapeʻape “to peel the skin or a boil”, Tongan kapeʻi “to pull away a splinter, to uncover a lid”; related to kapi “to close”, Tahitian ʻapi “to fold”, and Tongan kofi “tongs” (altogether from Proto-Polynesian *kapi “to hold firmly between” from Proto-Oceanic *kapit “to hold stones or lid of an earth oven” ultimately Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapit)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
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      },
      "expansion": "kape",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kape",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tongs"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tongs",
          "tongs"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "any wooden kitchen tool (spoon, stirrer etc)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kape"
}

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    "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori nouns",
    "Maori verbs",
    "Pages with 14 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kakape"
    },
    {
      "word": "kapekape"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ʻape"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan ʻape",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "kapeʻi"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan kapeʻi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "ʻapi"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian ʻapi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "to",
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      },
      "expansion": "Tongan kofi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "poz-pol-pro",
        "2": "*kapi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kapi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "poz-oce-pro",
        "2": "*kapit"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *kapit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "*qapit"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapit",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate of Samoan ʻape “to pluck out” and ʻapeʻape “to peel the skin or a boil”, Tongan kapeʻi “to pull away a splinter, to uncover a lid”; related to kapi “to close”, Tahitian ʻapi “to fold”, and Tongan kofi “tongs” (altogether from Proto-Polynesian *kapi “to hold firmly between” from Proto-Oceanic *kapit “to hold stones or lid of an earth oven” ultimately Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapit)",
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        "10": "",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1accel-form": "passive",
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        "f4accel-form": "passive",
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      },
      "expansion": "kape",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kape",
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  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to pluck or pick out"
      ],
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        [
          "pluck",
          "pluck"
        ],
        [
          "pick out",
          "pick out"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kape"
}

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