"waiū" meaning in Maori

See waiū in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Compound of wai (“water, liquid, secretion”) + ū (“breast, teat”); compare with Malay air susu. Etymology templates: {{compound|mi|wai|ū|t1=water, liquid, secretion|t2=breast, teat}} wai (“water, liquid, secretion”) + ū (“breast, teat”), {{cog|ms|air susu}} Malay air susu Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} waiū, {{mi-noun}} waiū
  1. milk Categories (topical): Milk Synonyms: miraka

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    {
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        "1": "mi",
        "2": "wai",
        "3": "ū",
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        "t2": "breast, teat"
      },
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      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
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        "1": "ms",
        "2": "air susu"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay air susu",
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    }
  ],
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    },
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      "args": {},
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    }
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  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mi",
          "name": "Milk",
          "orig": "mi:Milk",
          "parents": [
            "Beverages",
            "Bodily fluids",
            "Dairy products",
            "Drinking",
            "Food and drink",
            "Liquids",
            "Body parts",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Matter",
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences"
          ],
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        }
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        "milk"
      ],
      "id": "en-waiū-mi-noun-iCXnZTD4",
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        [
          "milk",
          "milk"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "miraka"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "waiū"
}
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      "name": "compound"
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  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maori entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "Maori lemmas",
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        "Maori terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "mi:Milk"
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "miraka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "waiū"
}

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