"whero" meaning in Maori

See whero in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Derived from Proto-Polynesian *felo (“yellow, tawny” – compare with Hawaiian helo, Tongan felo and felofelo) Sense of "yellow" displaced by kōwhai while evolving close to "red". Sense of “bright” is semantic evolution from “yellow” > “bright”. This also evolved into sense of gold from its shine; recorded as ferro by Vincent Pyke interviewing one Mr. Palmer informed by one "Tuawaiki" (or "Tuwaewae") in Otago. A similar parallel in the same Austronesian family can be seen in Tagalog on the connection between bulaw “reddish orange” and bulawan “gold”. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*felo}} Proto-Polynesian *felo, {{cog|haw|helo}} Hawaiian helo, {{cog|to|felo}} Tongan felo, {{noncog|tl|-}} Tagalog Head templates: {{head|mi|adjective|head=}} whero, {{mi-adj}} whero
  1. red
    Sense id: en-whero-mi-adj-sfUaUR8d
  2. (obsolete) bright, shining Tags: obsolete Synonyms: mura
    Sense id: en-whero-mi-adj-TxuK~Om0

Noun

Etymology: Derived from Proto-Polynesian *felo (“yellow, tawny” – compare with Hawaiian helo, Tongan felo and felofelo) Sense of "yellow" displaced by kōwhai while evolving close to "red". Sense of “bright” is semantic evolution from “yellow” > “bright”. This also evolved into sense of gold from its shine; recorded as ferro by Vincent Pyke interviewing one Mr. Palmer informed by one "Tuawaiki" (or "Tuwaewae") in Otago. A similar parallel in the same Austronesian family can be seen in Tagalog on the connection between bulaw “reddish orange” and bulawan “gold”. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*felo}} Proto-Polynesian *felo, {{cog|haw|helo}} Hawaiian helo, {{cog|to|felo}} Tongan felo, {{noncog|tl|-}} Tagalog Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} whero, {{mi-noun}} whero
  1. red (orangish or brownish) Synonyms: kura
    Sense id: en-whero-mi-noun-vxc~vzPP
  2. (obsolete) yellow Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Metals Synonyms: kōwhai, renga
    Sense id: en-whero-mi-noun-xoWiybqy Disambiguation of Metals: 3 11 3 47 19 17 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Maori entries with topic categories using raw markup, Maori terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 1 7 2 61 3 26 Disambiguation of Maori entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 7 3 64 4 20 Disambiguation of Maori terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 2 8 3 63 5 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 13 3 45 12 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 5 2 68 0 23
  3. (obsolete) gold (element and metal) Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-whero-mi-noun-C7bADv13

Verb

Etymology: Derived from Proto-Polynesian *felo (“yellow, tawny” – compare with Hawaiian helo, Tongan felo and felofelo) Sense of "yellow" displaced by kōwhai while evolving close to "red". Sense of “bright” is semantic evolution from “yellow” > “bright”. This also evolved into sense of gold from its shine; recorded as ferro by Vincent Pyke interviewing one Mr. Palmer informed by one "Tuawaiki" (or "Tuwaewae") in Otago. A similar parallel in the same Austronesian family can be seen in Tagalog on the connection between bulaw “reddish orange” and bulawan “gold”. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*felo}} Proto-Polynesian *felo, {{cog|haw|helo}} Hawaiian helo, {{cog|to|felo}} Tongan felo, {{noncog|tl|-}} Tagalog Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|||||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} whero, {{mi-verb}} whero
  1. to redden Categories (topical): Colors
    Sense id: en-whero-mi-verb-z1f4l4G~ Disambiguation of Colors: 21 8 13 22 0 36 Related terms: pūwhero, pūwherowhero, tea, , kiwikiwi, pango, mea, kura, karaka, parauri, kōwhai, renga, kāriki, kākāriki, kārikiuri, kikorangi, kahurangi, tūāuri, waiporoporo, māwhero
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1accel-form": "passive",
        "f2accel-form": "passive",
        "f3accel-form": "passive",
        "f4accel-form": "passive",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "whero",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "whero",
      "name": "mi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "pūwhero"
    },
    {
      "word": "pūwherowhero"
    },
    {
      "word": "tea"
    },
    {
      "word": "mā"
    },
    {
      "word": "kiwikiwi"
    },
    {
      "word": "pango"
    },
    {
      "word": "mea"
    },
    {
      "word": "kura"
    },
    {
      "word": "karaka"
    },
    {
      "word": "parauri"
    },
    {
      "word": "kōwhai"
    },
    {
      "word": "renga"
    },
    {
      "word": "kāriki"
    },
    {
      "word": "kākāriki"
    },
    {
      "word": "kārikiuri"
    },
    {
      "word": "kikorangi"
    },
    {
      "word": "kahurangi"
    },
    {
      "word": "tūāuri"
    },
    {
      "word": "waiporoporo"
    },
    {
      "word": "māwhero"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to redden"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "redden",
          "redden"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "whero"
}

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