"waha" meaning in Maori

See waha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqbaq ~ *bahaqbahaq. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*baqbaq}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqbaq Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} waha, {{mi-noun}} waha
  1. mouth
    Sense id: en-waha-mi-noun-TPNc-HQ1
  2. any opening or entrance
    Sense id: en-waha-mi-noun-ou3DdrAY Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 3 30 3 38 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 23 2 51 21 Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 1 49 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pūaha, pūwaha, rongowaha
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *waha (compare with Hawaiian waha , Rapa Nui haha, and Tahitian vaha) from Proto-Oceanic *fafa (compare Samoan fafa) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba₁ (compare with Malay bawa (“to carry, to bring (in general)”), Tagalog babá (“to piggyback”)) Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*waha}} Proto-Polynesian *waha, {{cog|haw|waha}} Hawaiian waha, {{cog|rap|haha}} Rapa Nui haha, {{cog|ty|vaha}} Tahitian vaha, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*fafa}} Proto-Oceanic *fafa, {{cog|sm|fafa}} Samoan fafa, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*baba₁}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba₁, {{cog|ms|bawa|t=to carry, to bring (in general)}} Malay bawa (“to carry, to bring (in general)”), {{cog|tl|babá|t=to piggyback}} Tagalog babá (“to piggyback”) Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|||||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} waha, {{mi-verb}} waha
  1. to carry on one's back Derived forms: wahanga Related terms: wahawaha
    Sense id: en-waha-mi-verb-04eEgLvG Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 1 49 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "word": "pūaha"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pūwaha"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqbaq ~ *bahaqbahaq.",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mouth"
      ],
      "id": "en-waha-mi-noun-TPNc-HQ1",
      "links": [
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          "mouth",
          "mouth"
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        }
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      ],
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          "opening",
          "opening"
        ],
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          "entrance",
          "entrance"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "waha"
}

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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
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      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog babá (“to piggyback”)",
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    }
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "to carry on one's back"
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          "carry",
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          "back",
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      "expansion": "waha",
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        "mouth"
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      "glosses": [
        "any opening or entrance"
      ],
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          "opening",
          "opening"
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        [
          "entrance",
          "entrance"
        ]
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    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "fafa"
      },
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      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba₁",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "bawa",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
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        "t": "to piggyback"
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        "6": "",
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        "to carry on one's back"
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