"kweet" meaning in Marshallese

See kweet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kʷeːtˠ] (note: phonetic), [kʷeetˠ] (note: phonetic), /kʷejetˠ/ (note: phonemic) Forms: kweetin [construct]
Etymology: From Proto-Oceanic *kuʀita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Cognate with Kavalan qlita, Paiwan guritsa, Malay kurita, Ilocano kurita, Cebuano kugita, Javanese gurita, Malagasy horita, Fijian kuita. Etymology templates: {{inh|mh|poz-oce-pro|*kuʀita}} Proto-Oceanic *kuʀita, {{inh|mh|poz-pro|*kuʀita}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, {{inh|mh|map-pro|*guʀiCa}} Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa, {{cog|ckv|qlita}} Kavalan qlita, {{cog|pwn|guritsa}} Paiwan guritsa, {{cog|ms|kurita}} Malay kurita, {{cog|ilo|kurita}} Ilocano kurita, {{cog|ceb|kugita}} Cebuano kugita, {{cog|jv|gurita}} Javanese gurita, {{cog|mg|horita}} Malagasy horita, {{cog|fj|kuita}} Fijian kuita Head templates: {{head|mh|noun|construct form|kweetin|||||||cat2=|head=|tr=}} kweet (construct form kweetin), {{mh-head|noun|construct form|kweetin}} kweet (construct form kweetin)
  1. octopus Categories (lifeform): Octopuses
    Sense id: en-kweet-mh-noun-VjPJuK9t Categories (other): Marshallese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "1": "ckv",
        "2": "qlita"
      },
      "expansion": "Kavalan qlita",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pwn",
        "2": "guritsa"
      },
      "expansion": "Paiwan guritsa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "kurita"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay kurita",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ilo",
        "2": "kurita"
      },
      "expansion": "Ilocano kurita",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "kugita"
      },
      "expansion": "Cebuano kugita",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jv",
        "2": "gurita"
      },
      "expansion": "Javanese gurita",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mg",
        "2": "horita"
      },
      "expansion": "Malagasy horita",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "kuita"
      },
      "expansion": "Fijian kuita",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Oceanic *kuʀita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Cognate with Kavalan qlita, Paiwan guritsa, Malay kurita, Ilocano kurita, Cebuano kugita, Javanese gurita, Malagasy horita, Fijian kuita.",
  "forms": [
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    {
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        "1": "mh",
        "10": "",
        "2": "noun",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kweet (construct form kweetin)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "construct form",
        "3": "kweetin"
      },
      "expansion": "kweet (construct form kweetin)",
      "name": "mh-head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Marshallese",
  "lang_code": "mh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Marshallese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "mh",
          "name": "Octopuses",
          "orig": "mh:Octopuses",
          "parents": [
            "Cephalopods",
            "Mollusks",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "octopus"
      ],
      "id": "en-kweet-mh-noun-VjPJuK9t",
      "links": [
        [
          "octopus",
          "octopus"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kʷeːtˠ]",
      "note": "phonetic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʷeetˠ]",
      "note": "phonetic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʷejetˠ/",
      "note": "phonemic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kweet"
}
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        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
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      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *kuʀita",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mh",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*guʀiCa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa",
      "name": "inh"
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      "expansion": "Kavalan qlita",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pwn",
        "2": "guritsa"
      },
      "expansion": "Paiwan guritsa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "kurita"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay kurita",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ilo",
        "2": "kurita"
      },
      "expansion": "Ilocano kurita",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "kugita"
      },
      "expansion": "Cebuano kugita",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jv",
        "2": "gurita"
      },
      "expansion": "Javanese gurita",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mg",
        "2": "horita"
      },
      "expansion": "Malagasy horita",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "kuita"
      },
      "expansion": "Fijian kuita",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Oceanic *kuʀita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Cognate with Kavalan qlita, Paiwan guritsa, Malay kurita, Ilocano kurita, Cebuano kugita, Javanese gurita, Malagasy horita, Fijian kuita.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kweetin",
      "tags": [
        "construct"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "mh",
        "10": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "construct form",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kweet (construct form kweetin)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "construct form",
        "3": "kweetin"
      },
      "expansion": "kweet (construct form kweetin)",
      "name": "mh-head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Marshallese",
  "lang_code": "mh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Marshallese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Marshallese lemmas",
        "Marshallese nouns",
        "Marshallese terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
        "Marshallese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Marshallese terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
        "Marshallese terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
        "Marshallese terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Marshallese terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
        "Marshallese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "mh:Octopuses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "octopus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "octopus",
          "octopus"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kʷeːtˠ]",
      "note": "phonetic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʷeetˠ]",
      "note": "phonetic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʷejetˠ/",
      "note": "phonemic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kweet"
}

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