"wai" meaning in Maori

See wai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ (compare with Malay air). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pep-pro|*wai}} Proto-Eastern Polynesian *wai, {{inh|mi|poz-pnp-pro|*wai}} Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *wai, {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*wai}} Proto-Polynesian *wai, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*waiʀ}} Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, {{inh|mi|pqe-pro|*waiʀ}} Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, {{inh|mi|poz-cet-pro|*waiʀ}} Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*wahiʀ}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ, {{cog|ms|air}} Malay air Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} wai, {{mi-noun}} wai
  1. water (clear liquid H₂O) Categories (topical): Liquids, Water
    Sense id: en-wai-mi-noun-xyIHoH6e Disambiguation of Liquids: 57 41 2 Disambiguation of Water: 67 32 1 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Maori entries with topic categories using raw markup, Maori pronouns Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 92 2 6 Disambiguation of Maori entries with topic categories using raw markup: 93 2 6 Disambiguation of Maori pronouns: 62 6 33
  2. liquid
    Sense id: en-wai-mi-noun-QhEBYuBj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hauwai, wai māori, waitoreke
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

Etymology: Compare Tahitian vai. Etymology templates: {{cog|ty|vai}} Tahitian vai Head templates: {{head|mi|pronoun|head=}} wai, {{mi-pron}} wai
  1. who?
    Sense id: en-wai-mi-pron-HYF20Xk1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for wai meaning in Maori (3.2kB)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hauwai"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wai māori"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "waitoreke"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *wai",
      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*wai"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *wai",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*waiʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "pqe-pro",
        "3": "*waiʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-cet-pro",
        "3": "*waiʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*wahiʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "air"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay air",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ (compare with Malay air).",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wai",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wai",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "92 2 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "93 2 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "62 6 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "57 41 2",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mi",
          "name": "Liquids",
          "orig": "mi:Liquids",
          "parents": [
            "Matter",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "67 32 1",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mi",
          "name": "Water",
          "orig": "mi:Water",
          "parents": [
            "Liquids",
            "Matter",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "water (clear liquid H₂O)"
      ],
      "id": "en-wai-mi-noun-xyIHoH6e",
      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "liquid"
      ],
      "id": "en-wai-mi-noun-QhEBYuBj",
      "links": [
        [
          "liquid",
          "liquid"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wai"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "vai"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian vai",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Tahitian vai.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wai",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wai",
      "name": "mi-pron"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "who?"
      ],
      "id": "en-wai-mi-pron-HYF20Xk1",
      "links": [
        [
          "who",
          "who"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wai"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maori entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori nouns",
    "Maori pronouns",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Eastern Polynesian",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "mi:Liquids",
    "mi:Water"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "hauwai"
    },
    {
      "word": "wai māori"
    },
    {
      "word": "waitoreke"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
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        "3": "*wai"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eastern Polynesian *wai",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pnp-pro",
        "3": "*wai"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *wai",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
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        "3": "*wai"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *wai",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*waiʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "pqe-pro",
        "3": "*waiʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-cet-pro",
        "3": "*waiʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*wahiʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "air"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay air",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ (compare with Malay air).",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wai",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wai",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "water (clear liquid H₂O)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "liquid"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "liquid",
          "liquid"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wai"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maori entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori pronouns",
    "mi:Liquids",
    "mi:Water"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "vai"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian vai",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Tahitian vai.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wai",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wai",
      "name": "mi-pron"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "who?"
      ],
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        [
          "who",
          "who"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wai"
}

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