"tapahi" meaning in Maori

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Verb

Forms: tapahia [passive]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *tapasi ~ *tapas-i (“to cut” – compare with Rarotongan tapaʻi “to chop down lengthwise, to cleave”, Tahitian tapahi “to cut or split a fruit into two, to cut down a tree”, Samoan tafa, Tongan tafa “to cut open (of boils), to incise, to carve”), from Proto-Oceanic *tapasi (compare with Fijian tava “to cut with a knife, to castrate”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabas (compare with Malay tebas “to slash or cut down grasses, small plants”, Tagalog tabas “to cut fabric, paper”). Doublet of tapa. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*tapasi}} Proto-Polynesian *tapasi, {{cog|rar|tapaʻi}} Rarotongan tapaʻi, {{cog|ty|tapahi}} Tahitian tapahi, {{cog|sm|tafa}} Samoan tafa, {{cog|to|tafa}} Tongan tafa, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*tapasi}} Proto-Oceanic *tapasi, {{cog|fj|tava}} Fijian tava, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*tabas}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabas, {{cog|ms|tebas}} Malay tebas, {{cog|tl|tabas}} Tagalog tabas, {{doublet|mi|tapa}} Doublet of tapa Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|passive|tapahia|||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} tapahi (passive tapahia), {{mi-verb|a}} tapahi (passive tapahia)
  1. to cut, to chop
    Sense id: en-tapahi-mi-verb-uDbYXfLS
  2. to reap, to harvest (of crops like wheat)
    Sense id: en-tapahi-mi-verb-sqlQmRDD Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 15 59 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 56 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 65 20
  3. to amputate limbs
    Sense id: en-tapahi-mi-verb-kIaUcRq1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tapahanga, tapatapahi
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    },
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    }
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rar",
        "2": "tapaʻi"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "tapahi"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian tapahi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "tafa"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan tafa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "tafa"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan tafa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*tapasi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *tapasi",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "tava"
      },
      "expansion": "Fijian tava",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*tabas"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "tebas"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay tebas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "tabas"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog tabas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "tapa"
      },
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    }
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    }
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        "10": "",
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        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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      "expansion": "tapahi (passive tapahia)",
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      "args": {
        "1": "a"
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      "expansion": "tapahi (passive tapahia)",
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "to cut, to chop"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "chop",
          "chop"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "15 65 20",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to reap, to harvest (of crops like wheat)"
      ],
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        [
          "reap",
          "reap"
        ],
        [
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        ],
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          "wheat",
          "wheat"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "to amputate limbs"
      ],
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        [
          "amputate",
          "amputate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tapahi"
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    "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "tapahanga"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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        "3": "*tapasi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *tapasi",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rar",
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      "expansion": "Rarotongan tapaʻi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "tapahi"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian tapahi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "1": "sm",
        "2": "tafa"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan tafa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "tafa"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan tafa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "tava"
      },
      "expansion": "Fijian tava",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*tabas"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabas",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "tebas"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay tebas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "tabas"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog tabas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "tapa"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of tapa",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tapahia",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "10": "",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "passive",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1accel-form": "passive",
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        "f4accel-form": "passive",
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  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        "to cut, to chop"
      ],
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        ],
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          "chop"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to reap, to harvest (of crops like wheat)"
      ],
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          "reap",
          "reap"
        ],
        [
          "harvest",
          "harvest"
        ],
        [
          "wheat",
          "wheat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to amputate limbs"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "amputate",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tapahi"
}

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