"nihoniho" meaning in Maori

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Adjective

Etymology: Reduplication of niho (“tooth”). Compare with relationship between Malay gigi “tooth” and gerigi “serrated, jagged” Sense of character from behaviour of baring teeth. Etymology templates: {{rdp|mi|niho|t=tooth}} Reduplication of niho (“tooth”), {{noncog|ms|gigi}} Malay gigi Head templates: {{head|mi|adjective|head=}} nihoniho, {{mi-adj}} nihoniho
  1. toothed, serrated
    Sense id: en-nihoniho-mi-adj-5mfgGYRc Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Maori reduplications Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Maori reduplications: 84 16
  2. quarrelsome, cantankerous
    Sense id: en-nihoniho-mi-adj-HO3Ord0k
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        "1": "mi",
        "2": "niho",
        "t": "tooth"
      },
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      "name": "rdp"
    },
    {
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        "1": "ms",
        "2": "gigi"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay gigi",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Reduplication of niho (“tooth”). Compare with relationship between Malay gigi “tooth” and gerigi “serrated, jagged”\nSense of character from behaviour of baring teeth.",
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        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "nihoniho",
      "name": "head"
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "nihoniho",
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    }
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  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
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          "name": "Maori reduplications",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "toothed, serrated"
      ],
      "id": "en-nihoniho-mi-adj-5mfgGYRc",
      "links": [
        [
          "toothed",
          "toothed"
        ],
        [
          "serrated",
          "serrated"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "quarrelsome, cantankerous"
      ],
      "id": "en-nihoniho-mi-adj-HO3Ord0k",
      "links": [
        [
          "quarrelsome",
          "quarrelsome"
        ],
        [
          "cantankerous",
          "cantankerous"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nihoniho"
}
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    "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori reduplications",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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        "t": "tooth"
      },
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    },
    {
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        "2": "gigi"
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Reduplication of niho (“tooth”). Compare with relationship between Malay gigi “tooth” and gerigi “serrated, jagged”\nSense of character from behaviour of baring teeth.",
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        "2": "adjective",
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      },
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    },
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    }
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      "glosses": [
        "toothed, serrated"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "toothed",
          "toothed"
        ],
        [
          "serrated",
          "serrated"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "quarrelsome, cantankerous"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quarrelsome",
          "quarrelsome"
        ],
        [
          "cantankerous",
          "cantankerous"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nihoniho"
}

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