"kawe" meaning in Maori

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *kawe₂ (compare with Samoan ʻave). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*kawe₂}} Proto-Polynesian *kawe₂, {{cog|sm|ʻave}} Samoan ʻave Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} kawe, {{mi-noun}} kawe
  1. handle (of a basket etc), strap (of a bag, backpack) Derived forms: kaikawe, kawekawe, kawerapa, kawereo, kawenga
    Sense id: en-kawe-mi-noun-TbKkihTE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *kawe₁ (compare with Tongan kave, Tahitian ʻave, Samoan ʻave) from Proto-Oceanic *kawe from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gaway (compare with Cebuano gaway). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*kawe₁}} Proto-Polynesian *kawe₁, {{cog|to|kave}} Tongan kave, {{cog|ty|ʻave}} Tahitian ʻave, {{cog|sm|ʻave}} Samoan ʻave, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*kawe}} Proto-Oceanic *kawe, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*gaway}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gaway, {{cog|ceb|gaway}} Cebuano gaway Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} kawe, {{mi-noun}} kawe
  1. tentacle Synonyms: kāwai, kawekawe
    Sense id: en-kawe-mi-noun-TDs0rIeO Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 17 3 7 11 8 7 12 7 14 7 8 Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 8 11 7 9 18 5 18 12 13
  2. spiral moko pattern on one's facial cheeks
    Sense id: en-kawe-mi-noun-hYlfmE34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: kawea [passive]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *kawe₂ (compare with Samoan ʻave). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*kawe₂}} Proto-Polynesian *kawe₂, {{cog|sm|ʻave}} Samoan ʻave Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|passive|kawea|||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} kawe (passive kawea), {{mi-verb|a}} kawe (passive kawea)
  1. to carry, to bring, to bear Synonyms: waha
    Sense id: en-kawe-mi-verb-Lu3KBIvz
  2. to fetch
    Sense id: en-kawe-mi-verb-uKvDm51y Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 17 3 7 11 8 7 12 7 14 7 8 Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 8 11 7 9 18 5 18 12 13
  3. to convey (of meaning etc.)
    Sense id: en-kawe-mi-verb-M2AUhTK-
  4. (physics) to conduct (heat, energy etc.)
    Sense id: en-kawe-mi-verb-SaX6u2Bf Categories (other): Physics, Pages with 5 entries, Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 17 3 7 11 8 7 12 7 14 7 8 Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 8 11 7 9 18 5 18 12 13 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  5. to induce, to influence
    Sense id: en-kawe-mi-verb-mhFna9zL Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 8 11 7 9 18 5 18 12 13
  6. to persevere, to persist
    Sense id: en-kawe-mi-verb-f5N-LpV6 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 8 11 7 9 18 5 18 12 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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  "word": "kawe"
}

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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 2025-06-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (5ee713e and f1c2b61). 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.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.