"tāturi" meaning in Maori

See tāturi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From taeturi from Proto-Polynesian *taqe-tuli (compare with Rarotongan tāturi, Tahitian tāturi, Tongan teʻetuli) combining *taqe + *tuli corresponding to tae turi “deafening excrement”; compare with similar patterns in related languages like Hawaiian kūkaenalo “beeswax” (lit. “bee excrement”, corresponds to tūtae ngaro). Doublet of taeturi. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*taqe-tuli}} Proto-Polynesian *taqe-tuli, {{cog|rar|tāturi}} Rarotongan tāturi, {{cog|ty|tāturi}} Tahitian tāturi, {{cog|to|teʻetuli}} Tongan teʻetuli, {{noncog|haw|kūkaenalo}} Hawaiian kūkaenalo, {{doublet|mi|taeturi}} Doublet of taeturi Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} tāturi, {{mi-noun}} tāturi
  1. earwax Synonyms: taeturi
    Sense id: en-tāturi-mi-noun-NmNtSe5T Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "name": "inh"
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        "1": "rar",
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "kūkaenalo"
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        "2": "taeturi"
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      "expansion": "Doublet of taeturi",
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  "etymology_text": "From taeturi from Proto-Polynesian *taqe-tuli (compare with Rarotongan tāturi, Tahitian tāturi, Tongan teʻetuli) combining *taqe + *tuli corresponding to tae turi “deafening excrement”; compare with similar patterns in related languages like Hawaiian kūkaenalo “beeswax” (lit. “bee excrement”, corresponds to tūtae ngaro). Doublet of taeturi.",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "tāturi",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "mi",
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        "Maori nouns",
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        "Pages with entries"
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          "earwax"
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