"whau" meaning in Maori

See whau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *fau, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu (Hibiscus tiliaceus, compare with Malay baru and Hawaiian hau referring to that original species). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*fau}} Proto-Polynesian *fau, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*paʀu}} Proto-Oceanic *paʀu, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*baʀu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu, {{taxfmt|Hibiscus tiliaceus|species}} Hibiscus tiliaceus Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} whau, {{mi-noun}} whau
  1. corkwood, Entelea arborescens
    Sense id: en-whau-mi-noun-t81jlRgB
  2. five-finger, Pseudopanax arboreus Synonyms (five-finger): puahou
    Sense id: en-whau-mi-noun-qkEC14hh Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of 'five-finger': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: houama Derived forms: Maungawhau, whaupaku, whauwhaupaku
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Maungawhau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "whaupaku"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "whauwhaupaku"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*fau"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *fau",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*paʀu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *paʀu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*baʀu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Hibiscus tiliaceus",
        "2": "species"
      },
      "expansion": "Hibiscus tiliaceus",
      "name": "taxfmt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *fau, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu (Hibiscus tiliaceus, compare with Malay baru and Hawaiian hau referring to that original species).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "whau",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "whau",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "corkwood, Entelea arborescens"
      ],
      "id": "en-whau-mi-noun-t81jlRgB",
      "links": [
        [
          "corkwood",
          "corkwood"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "five-finger, Pseudopanax arboreus"
      ],
      "id": "en-whau-mi-noun-qkEC14hh",
      "links": [
        [
          "five-finger",
          "five-finger"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "sense": "five-finger",
          "word": "puahou"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "houama"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whau"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori nouns",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Maungawhau"
    },
    {
      "word": "whaupaku"
    },
    {
      "word": "whauwhaupaku"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*fau"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *fau",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*paʀu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *paʀu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*baʀu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Hibiscus tiliaceus",
        "2": "species"
      },
      "expansion": "Hibiscus tiliaceus",
      "name": "taxfmt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *fau, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu (Hibiscus tiliaceus, compare with Malay baru and Hawaiian hau referring to that original species).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "whau",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "whau",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "corkwood, Entelea arborescens"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "corkwood",
          "corkwood"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "five-finger, Pseudopanax arboreus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "five-finger",
          "five-finger"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "houama"
    },
    {
      "sense": "five-finger",
      "word": "puahou"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whau"
}

Download raw JSONL data for whau meaning in Maori (1.8kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized linkage prefix: (corkwood): houama desc=corkwood rest=houama cls=romanization cls2=romanization e1=True e2=False",
  "path": [
    "whau"
  ],
  "section": "Maori",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "whau",
  "trace": ""
}

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