"kāwai" meaning in Maori

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Noun

Etymology: From elongation of kawe 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=}} kāwai, {{mi-noun}} kāwai
  1. tentacle Synonyms: kawe, kawekawe
    Sense id: en-kāwai-mi-noun-TDs0rIeO Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 45 22 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 13 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 5 16
  2. tendril, shoot
    Sense id: en-kāwai-mi-noun-CRprxN1V
  3. lineage, pedigree
    Sense id: en-kāwai-mi-noun-ojsitVZO
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      "args": {
        "1": "to",
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      },
      "expansion": "Tongan kave",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
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      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian ʻave",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
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      "expansion": "Samoan ʻave",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *kawe",
      "name": "inh"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gaway",
      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "gaway"
      },
      "expansion": "Cebuano gaway",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From elongation of kawe 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).",
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      "name": "head"
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kāwai",
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  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "45 22 33",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "79 5 16",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "tentacle"
      ],
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          "tentacle",
          "tentacle"
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        {
          "word": "kawe"
        },
        {
          "word": "kawekawe"
        }
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        "tendril, shoot"
      ],
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          "tendril",
          "tendril"
        ],
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          "shoot",
          "shoot"
        ]
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      "glosses": [
        "lineage, pedigree"
      ],
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          "lineage",
          "lineage"
        ],
        [
          "pedigree",
          "pedigree"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kāwai"
}
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    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori nouns",
    "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",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "kave"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan kave",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "ʻave"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian ʻave",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "1": "sm",
        "2": "ʻave"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan ʻave",
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    },
    {
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        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *kawe",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gaway",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "gaway"
      },
      "expansion": "Cebuano gaway",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From elongation of kawe 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).",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kāwai",
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  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "tentacle"
      ],
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          "tentacle"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "kawe"
        },
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          "word": "kawekawe"
        }
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    {
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        "tendril, shoot"
      ],
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          "tendril",
          "tendril"
        ],
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          "shoot",
          "shoot"
        ]
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        "lineage, pedigree"
      ],
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          "lineage",
          "lineage"
        ],
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          "pedigree"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kāwai"
}

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