"peka" meaning in Maori

See peka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *peka from Proto-Oceanic, variously reconstructed as *bʷeka, *beŋka or *pʷeka (compare with Hawaiian peʻa, Samoan pe'a, Fijian beka). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*peka}} Proto-Polynesian *peka, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|-}} Proto-Oceanic, {{m|poz-oce-pro|*bʷeka}} *bʷeka, {{m|poz-oce-pro|*beŋka}} *beŋka, {{m|poz-oce-pro|*pʷeka}} *pʷeka, {{cog|haw|peʻa}} Hawaiian peʻa, {{cog|sm|pe'a}} Samoan pe'a, {{cog|fj|beka}} Fijian beka Head templates: {{head|mi|noun|used in a reduplicated form as|pekapeka}} peka (used in a reduplicated form as pekapeka)
  1. bat (the flying mammal) Categories (lifeform): Mammals

Download JSON data for peka meaning in Maori (1.8kB)

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    },
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      "expansion": "Hawaiian peʻa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "pe'a"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "fj",
        "2": "beka"
      },
      "expansion": "Fijian beka",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *peka from Proto-Oceanic, variously reconstructed as *bʷeka, *beŋka or *pʷeka (compare with Hawaiian peʻa, Samoan pe'a, Fijian beka).",
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    }
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          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
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          "parents": [
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        },
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          "langcode": "mi",
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          "orig": "mi:Mammals",
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            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
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        "bat (the flying mammal)"
      ],
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          "bat",
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        ]
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      "expansion": "Hawaiian peʻa",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "beka"
      },
      "expansion": "Fijian beka",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *peka from Proto-Oceanic, variously reconstructed as *bʷeka, *beŋka or *pʷeka (compare with Hawaiian peʻa, Samoan pe'a, Fijian beka).",
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        "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maori entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "Maori lemmas",
        "Maori nouns",
        "Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
        "Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
        "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
        "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
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      ],
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      ],
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        ]
      ]
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  ],
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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: used in a reduplicated form as pekapeka",
  "path": [
    "peka"
  ],
  "section": "Maori",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "peka",
  "trace": ""
}

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