"pou" meaning in Maori

See pou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Oceanic *bou (“pillar supporting raised floor, roof or ridgepole” – compare with Tahitian pou, Tongan pou, Samoan pou and Fijian pou). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*bou}} Proto-Oceanic *bou, {{cog|ty|pou}} Tahitian pou, {{cog|to|pou}} Tongan pou, {{cog|sm|pou}} Samoan pou, {{cog|fj|pou}} Fijian pou Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} pou, {{mi-noun}} pou
  1. post, stake, pillar Synonyms: turu
    Sense id: en-pou-mi-noun-SzmruEu2
  2. column
    Sense id: en-pou-mi-noun-iB1ftgCQ
  3. support
    Sense id: en-pou-mi-noun-oYYDCG5b
  4. stalwart
    Sense id: en-pou-mi-noun-jWJ5NlTg

Verb

Forms: poua [passive]
Etymology: From Proto-Oceanic *bou (“pillar supporting raised floor, roof or ridgepole” – compare with Tahitian pou, Tongan pou, Samoan pou and Fijian pou). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*bou}} Proto-Oceanic *bou, {{cog|ty|pou}} Tahitian pou, {{cog|to|pou}} Tongan pou, {{cog|sm|pou}} Samoan pou, {{cog|fj|pou}} Fijian pou Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|passive|poua|||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} pou (passive poua), {{mi-verb|a}} pou (passive poua)
  1. to erect a post
    Sense id: en-pou-mi-verb-VdfvFrrQ
  2. to prop on (or elevate with) posts or pillars
    Sense id: en-pou-mi-verb-zpdshLDl
  3. to establish
    Sense id: en-pou-mi-verb-MuS7r~0F Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 14 2 2 11 16 20 28 6
  4. to appoint
    Sense id: en-pou-mi-verb-7nYYPqk0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: poupou
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*bou"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *bou",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "pou"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian pou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "pou"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan pou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "pou"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan pou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "pou"
      },
      "expansion": "Fijian pou",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Oceanic *bou (“pillar supporting raised floor, roof or ridgepole” – compare with Tahitian pou, Tongan pou, Samoan pou and Fijian pou).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "pou",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "pou",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "post, stake, pillar"
      ],
      "id": "en-pou-mi-noun-SzmruEu2",
      "links": [
        [
          "post",
          "post"
        ],
        [
          "stake",
          "stake"
        ],
        [
          "pillar",
          "pillar"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "turu"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "column"
      ],
      "id": "en-pou-mi-noun-iB1ftgCQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "column",
          "column"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "support"
      ],
      "id": "en-pou-mi-noun-oYYDCG5b",
      "links": [
        [
          "support",
          "support"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stalwart"
      ],
      "id": "en-pou-mi-noun-jWJ5NlTg",
      "links": [
        [
          "stalwart",
          "stalwart"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pou"
}

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "poupou"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian pou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "pou"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan pou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "pou"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan pou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "pou"
      },
      "expansion": "Fijian pou",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Oceanic *bou (“pillar supporting raised floor, roof or ridgepole” – compare with Tahitian pou, Tongan pou, Samoan pou and Fijian pou).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "poua",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "10": "",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "passive",
        "4": "poua",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1accel-form": "passive",
        "f2accel-form": "passive",
        "f3accel-form": "passive",
        "f4accel-form": "passive",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "pou (passive poua)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "a"
      },
      "expansion": "pou (passive poua)",
      "name": "mi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to erect a post"
      ],
      "id": "en-pou-mi-verb-VdfvFrrQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "erect",
          "erect"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to prop on (or elevate with) posts or pillars"
      ],
      "id": "en-pou-mi-verb-zpdshLDl",
      "links": [
        [
          "prop",
          "prop"
        ],
        [
          "elevate",
          "elevate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 2 2 11 16 20 28 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to establish"
      ],
      "id": "en-pou-mi-verb-MuS7r~0F",
      "links": [
        [
          "establish",
          "establish"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to appoint"
      ],
      "id": "en-pou-mi-verb-7nYYPqk0",
      "links": [
        [
          "appoint",
          "appoint"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pou"
}
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    "Maori nouns",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Maori verbs",
    "Pages with 14 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "etymology_templates": [
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *bou",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "pou"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian pou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "pou"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan pou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "pou"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan pou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "pou"
      },
      "expansion": "Fijian pou",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Oceanic *bou (“pillar supporting raised floor, roof or ridgepole” – compare with Tahitian pou, Tongan pou, Samoan pou and Fijian pou).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "pou",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "pou",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "post, stake, pillar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "post",
          "post"
        ],
        [
          "stake",
          "stake"
        ],
        [
          "pillar",
          "pillar"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "turu"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "column"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "column",
          "column"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "support"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "support",
          "support"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stalwart"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stalwart",
          "stalwart"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pou"
}

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    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori nouns",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Maori verbs",
    "Pages with 14 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "poupou"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*bou"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "pou"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian pou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "pou"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan pou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "pou"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan pou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "pou"
      },
      "expansion": "Fijian pou",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Oceanic *bou (“pillar supporting raised floor, roof or ridgepole” – compare with Tahitian pou, Tongan pou, Samoan pou and Fijian pou).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "poua",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "10": "",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "passive",
        "4": "poua",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1accel-form": "passive",
        "f2accel-form": "passive",
        "f3accel-form": "passive",
        "f4accel-form": "passive",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "pou (passive poua)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "a"
      },
      "expansion": "pou (passive poua)",
      "name": "mi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to erect a post"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "erect",
          "erect"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to prop on (or elevate with) posts or pillars"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prop",
          "prop"
        ],
        [
          "elevate",
          "elevate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to establish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "establish",
          "establish"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to appoint"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "appoint",
          "appoint"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pou"
}

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