"tāhuhu" meaning in Maori

See tāhuhu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Proto-Oceanic *taqo-fufu (compare with Tongan toʻufufu) affixing *fufu from Proto-Oceanic *pupuŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubuŋ (“ridge of roof, mountain” – compare with Malay bumbung, Tagalog bubóng, Ilocano bobóng all “roof”). Also reanalyzable as tā “stalk” + huhu. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*taqo-fufu}} Proto-Oceanic *taqo-fufu, {{cog|to|toʻufufu}} Tongan toʻufufu, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*pupuŋan}} Proto-Oceanic *pupuŋan, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*bubuŋ|}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubuŋ, {{cog|ms|bumbung}} Malay bumbung, {{cog|tl|bubóng}} Tagalog bubóng, {{cog|ilo|bobóng}} Ilocano bobóng Head templates: {{head|mi|adjective|head=}} tāhuhu, {{mi-adj}} tāhuhu
  1. eldest
    Sense id: en-tāhuhu-mi-adj-N~THldE0
  2. chief
    Sense id: en-tāhuhu-mi-adj-koWCe4Ax
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tāhū

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Oceanic *taqo-fufu (compare with Tongan toʻufufu) affixing *fufu from Proto-Oceanic *pupuŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubuŋ (“ridge of roof, mountain” – compare with Malay bumbung, Tagalog bubóng, Ilocano bobóng all “roof”). Also reanalyzable as tā “stalk” + huhu. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*taqo-fufu}} Proto-Oceanic *taqo-fufu, {{cog|to|toʻufufu}} Tongan toʻufufu, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*pupuŋan}} Proto-Oceanic *pupuŋan, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*bubuŋ|}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubuŋ, {{cog|ms|bumbung}} Malay bumbung, {{cog|tl|bubóng}} Tagalog bubóng, {{cog|ilo|bobóng}} Ilocano bobóng Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} tāhuhu, {{mi-noun}} tāhuhu
  1. ridgepole
    Sense id: en-tāhuhu-mi-noun-8~ylfVae
  2. horizontal beam supporting a kite's wings Categories (topical): Architecture Categories (place): New Zealand
    Sense id: en-tāhuhu-mi-noun-O438G9NM Disambiguation of Architecture: 8 6 7 71 8 Disambiguation of New Zealand: 15 13 15 42 15 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 12 4 4 55 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 7 8 55 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 8 9 65 9
  3. lineage Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-tāhuhu-mi-noun-BxPxNuox Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0 0 100
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          "text": "tāhuhu kōrero: history"
        },
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          "text": "tāhuhu tangata: curriculum vitae, résumé"
        }
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