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"word": "whai keo"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "whai manu"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "whai repo"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "whai uku"
}
],
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},
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"t": "stingray"
},
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *fai, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀiS (“stingray”).",
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}
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],
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"skate (fish of family Rajidae)"
],
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]
]
}
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},
{
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}
],
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"name": "inh"
}
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"etymology_text": "From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *fai (“to follow”).",
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},
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],
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}
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"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *fai (“to follow”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "whāia",
"tags": [
"passive"
]
}
],
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}
],
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"lang_code": "mi",
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"to follow, chase, pursue"
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"to look for, search"
],
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],
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"search",
"search"
]
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{
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},
{
"ipa": "[fɐ.i]"
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],
"word": "whai"
}
{
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"Maori lemmas",
"Maori nouns",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Eastern Polynesian",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Polynesian",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
"Maori terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Maori verbs"
],
"derived": [
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"word": "whai keo"
},
{
"word": "whai manu"
},
{
"word": "whai repo"
},
{
"word": "whai uku"
}
],
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"t": "stingray"
},
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"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *fai, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀiS (“stingray”).",
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},
{
"args": {},
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}
],
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"lang_code": "mi",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"glosses": [
"stingray"
],
"links": [
[
"stingray",
"stingray"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"skate (fish of family Rajidae)"
],
"links": [
[
"skate",
"skate"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɸa.i/"
},
{
"ipa": "[fɐ.i]"
}
],
"word": "whai"
}
{
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"Maori entries with incorrect language header",
"Maori lemmas",
"Maori nouns",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Eastern Polynesian",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Polynesian",
"Maori terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Maori verbs"
],
"etymology_number": 2,
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"t": "to follow"
},
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"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *fai (“to follow”).",
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"args": {
"1": "mi",
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"3": "",
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"args": {},
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],
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"lang_code": "mi",
"pos": "noun",
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]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "[fɐ.i]"
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],
"word": "whai"
}
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"Maori nouns",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Eastern Polynesian",
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"Maori terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Maori verbs"
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"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *fai (“to follow”).",
"forms": [
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"form": "whāia",
"tags": [
"passive"
]
}
],
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],
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
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{
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"to follow, chase, pursue"
],
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"follow",
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"chase",
"chase"
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{
"glosses": [
"to look for, search"
],
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"look for",
"look for"
],
[
"search",
"search"
]
]
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],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɸa.i/"
},
{
"ipa": "[fɐ.i]"
}
],
"word": "whai"
}
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