"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, {{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
    Sense id: en-peka-mi-noun-Wry6cjXW Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*peka"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *peka",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "peʻa"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian peʻa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "pe'a"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan pe'a",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "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).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "used in a reduplicated form as",
        "4": "pekapeka"
      },
      "expansion": "peka (used in a reduplicated form as pekapeka)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 12 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "mi",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "mi:Mammals",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bat (the flying mammal)"
      ],
      "id": "en-peka-mi-noun-Wry6cjXW",
      "links": [
        [
          "bat",
          "bat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "peka"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*peka"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *peka",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "peʻa"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian peʻa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "pe'a"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan pe'a",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "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).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "used in a reduplicated form as",
        "4": "pekapeka"
      },
      "expansion": "peka (used in a reduplicated form as pekapeka)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
        "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",
        "Pages with 12 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "mi:Mammals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bat (the flying mammal)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bat",
          "bat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "peka"
}

Download raw JSONL data for peka meaning in Maori (1.3kB)

{
  "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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