"kari" meaning in Maori

See kari in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian from Proto-Oceanic *kali (compare with Hawaiian ʻali) ~ *keli (compare with Samoan ʻeli and Tongan keli) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali (compare with Malay gali). Doublet of keri. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|-}} Proto-Polynesian, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*kali}} Proto-Oceanic *kali, {{cog|haw|ʻali}} Hawaiian ʻali, {{cog|sm|ʻeli}} Samoan ʻeli, {{cog|to|keli}} Tongan keli, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*kali}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, {{cog|ms|gali}} Malay gali, {{doublet|mi|keri}} Doublet of keri Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|||||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} kari, {{mi-verb}} kari
  1. to dig Synonyms: huke, kōkō
    Sense id: en-kari-mi-verb-Dmbqc2e4 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 74 21 5
  2. to cleave
    Sense id: en-kari-mi-verb-nXlu4Juw
  3. to wound
    Sense id: en-kari-mi-verb-jaAUjlhj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kākari, kakari, karikari, whakakarikari
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kākari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kakari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "karikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "whakakarikari"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
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        "3": "*kali"
      },
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      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian ʻali",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "ʻeli"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan ʻeli",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "keli"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan keli",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*kali"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "gali"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay gali",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "keri"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of keri",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian from Proto-Oceanic *kali (compare with Hawaiian ʻali) ~ *keli (compare with Samoan ʻeli and Tongan keli) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali (compare with Malay gali). Doublet of keri.",
  "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": "kari",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kari",
      "name": "mi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "74 21 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to dig"
      ],
      "id": "en-kari-mi-verb-Dmbqc2e4",
      "links": [
        [
          "dig",
          "dig"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "huke"
        },
        {
          "word": "kōkō"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to cleave"
      ],
      "id": "en-kari-mi-verb-nXlu4Juw",
      "links": [
        [
          "cleave",
          "cleave"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to wound"
      ],
      "id": "en-kari-mi-verb-jaAUjlhj",
      "links": [
        [
          "wound",
          "wound"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kari"
}
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  "categories": [
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    "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori verbs",
    "Pages with 30 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kākari"
    },
    {
      "word": "kakari"
    },
    {
      "word": "karikari"
    },
    {
      "word": "whakakarikari"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*kali"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *kali",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "ʻali"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian ʻali",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "ʻeli"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan ʻeli",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "keli"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan keli",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*kali"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "gali"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay gali",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "keri"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of keri",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian from Proto-Oceanic *kali (compare with Hawaiian ʻali) ~ *keli (compare with Samoan ʻeli and Tongan keli) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali (compare with Malay gali). Doublet of keri.",
  "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": "kari",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kari",
      "name": "mi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to dig"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dig",
          "dig"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "huke"
        },
        {
          "word": "kōkō"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to cleave"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cleave",
          "cleave"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to wound"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wound",
          "wound"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kari"
}

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