"tā-" meaning in Maori

See tā- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|mi|prefix}} tā-
  1. forms causative verbs Tags: morpheme
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "tā-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "tā- + piri (“to stick, to cling”) → tāpiri (“to add on, to append”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "tā- + mahana (“warm”) → tāmahana (“to warm up, reheat”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "tā- + uwhiuwhi (“to sprinkle”) → tāuwhiuwhi (“to shower”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "forms causative verbs"
      ],
      "id": "en-tā--mi-prefix-O4yw65mx",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tā-"
}
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "tā-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maori lemmas",
        "Maori prefixes",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "tā- + piri (“to stick, to cling”) → tāpiri (“to add on, to append”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "tā- + mahana (“warm”) → tāmahana (“to warm up, reheat”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "tā- + uwhiuwhi (“to sprinkle”) → tāuwhiuwhi (“to shower”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "forms causative verbs"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tā-"
}

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