"wau" meaning in Marshallese

See wau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [wɑːu] (note: phonetic), [wɑ wu] (note: phonetic), /wæɰwiw/ (note: phonemic)
Etymology: Borrowed from English Oʻahu or Oahu, from Hawaiian Oʻahu, named because the missionaries who introduced the Mother Hubbard dress to the Marshall Islands came from Oʻahu. Etymology templates: {{bor|mh|en|Oʻahu}} English Oʻahu, {{der|mh|haw|Oʻahu}} Hawaiian Oʻahu Head templates: {{head|mh|noun|||||||||cat2=|head=|tr=}} wau, {{mh-head|noun}} wau
  1. a Mother Hubbard dress Categories (topical): Clothing
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  "lang": "Marshallese",
  "lang_code": "mh",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
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          "name": "Marshallese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with 12 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mh",
          "name": "Clothing",
          "orig": "mh:Clothing",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "a Mother Hubbard dress"
      ],
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          "Mother Hubbard dress",
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        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[wɑːu]",
      "note": "phonetic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wɑ wu]",
      "note": "phonetic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wæɰwiw/",
      "note": "phonemic"
    }
  ],
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        "Marshallese terms derived from Hawaiian",
        "Marshallese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a Mother Hubbard dress"
      ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[wɑːu]",
      "note": "phonetic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wɑ wu]",
      "note": "phonetic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wæɰwiw/",
      "note": "phonemic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wau"
}

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