"matau" meaning in Maori

See matau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *mataqu (“fishhook”). Compare Tahitian matau, Hawaiian makau. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*mataqu|t=fishhook}} Proto-Polynesian *mataqu (“fishhook”), {{cog|ty|matau}} Tahitian matau, {{cog|haw|makau}} Hawaiian makau Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} matau, {{mi-noun}} matau
  1. fishhook
    Sense id: en-matau-mi-noun-Y6hV8x1B Categories (other): Fishing, Tools Disambiguation of Fishing: 86 14 Disambiguation of Tools: 80 20
  2. hookgrass
    Sense id: en-matau-mi-noun-htx6hTJ1 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Sedges Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Sedges: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: matau a Māui (english: Carex uncinata), Te Matau-a-Māui (english: Cape Kidnappers, Fishhook of Maui)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Carex uncinata",
      "word": "matau a Māui"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Cape Kidnappers, Fishhook of Maui",
      "word": "Te Matau-a-Māui"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*mataqu",
        "t": "fishhook"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *mataqu (“fishhook”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "matau"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian matau",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "makau"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian makau",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *mataqu (“fishhook”). Compare Tahitian matau, Hawaiian makau.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "matau",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "matau",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mi",
          "name": "Fishing",
          "orig": "mi:Fishing",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "80 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mi",
          "name": "Tools",
          "orig": "mi:Tools",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fishhook"
      ],
      "id": "en-matau-mi-noun-Y6hV8x1B",
      "links": [
        [
          "fishhook",
          "fishhook"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 89",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mi",
          "name": "Sedges",
          "orig": "mi:Sedges",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hookgrass"
      ],
      "id": "en-matau-mi-noun-htx6hTJ1",
      "links": [
        [
          "hookgrass",
          "hookgrass"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "matau"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori nouns",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "mi:Fishing",
    "mi:Sedges",
    "mi:Tools"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "Carex uncinata",
      "word": "matau a Māui"
    },
    {
      "english": "Cape Kidnappers, Fishhook of Maui",
      "word": "Te Matau-a-Māui"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*mataqu",
        "t": "fishhook"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *mataqu (“fishhook”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "matau"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian matau",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "makau"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian makau",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *mataqu (“fishhook”). Compare Tahitian matau, Hawaiian makau.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "matau",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "matau",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fishhook"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fishhook",
          "fishhook"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hookgrass"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hookgrass",
          "hookgrass"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "matau"
}

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