"tamaiti" meaning in Maori

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Noun

Forms: tamariki [irregular, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tama-qiti. Cognates include Hawaiian kamaiki and Samoan tamaiti. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pnp-pro|*tama-qiti}} Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tama-qiti, {{cog|haw|kamaiki}} Hawaiian kamaiki, {{cog|sm|tamaiti}} Samoan tamaiti Head templates: {{head|mi|noun|irregular plural|tamariki|head=}} tamaiti (irregular plural tamariki), {{mi-noun|pl=tamariki}} tamaiti (irregular plural tamariki)
  1. child Derived forms: whakatamariki [childish]
    Sense id: en-tamaiti-mi-noun-3cnmaRlC Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, People, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 93 2 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 2 2 2

Inflected forms

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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
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      },
      "expansion": "Samoan tamaiti",
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      "name": "mi-noun"
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  "lang_code": "mi",
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        },
        {
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          "name": "People",
          "orig": "mi:People",
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            "childish"
          ],
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        ]
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "childish"
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    }
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
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    },
    {
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    }
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        "irregular",
        "plural"
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    }
  ],
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        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl": "tamariki"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
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        "Maori lemmas",
        "Maori nouns",
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        "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "mi:People"
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