"wē" meaning in Maori

See wē in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Monophthongization (thus also doublet) of wai, see there for more details. Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} wē, {{mi-noun}} wē
  1. water
    Sense id: en-wē-mi-noun-D0FoSQ44 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Water Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Water: 86 14
  2. liquid Synonyms: wai
    Sense id: en-wē-mi-noun-QhEBYuBj Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Liquids Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Liquids: 38 62
     
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        "1": "mi",
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        "3": "",
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        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wē",
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      "expansion": "wē",
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
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          "langcode": "mi",
          "name": "Water",
          "orig": "mi:Water",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "water"
      ],
      "id": "en-wē-mi-noun-D0FoSQ44",
      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
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          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 62",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "wai"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wē"
}

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    "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori nouns",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "mi:Liquids",
    "mi:Water"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Monophthongization (thus also doublet) of wai, see there for more details.",
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "water"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "liquid"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "liquid",
          "liquid"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "wai"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wē"
}

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