"wea" meaning in Marshallese

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Noun

IPA: [wɛɑ] (note: phonetic), /wɛjæɰ/ (note: phonemic) Forms: kōwea [causative, verb], weain [construct]
Etymology: Borrowed from English wire, from Middle English wir, wyr, from Old English wīr (“wire, metal thread, wire-ornament”), from Proto-Germanic *wīraz (“wire”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁iros (“a twist, thread, cord, wire”), from *weh₁y- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”). Etymology templates: {{bor|mh|en|wire}} English wire, {{der|mh|enm|wir}} Middle English wir, {{m|enm|wyr}} wyr, {{der|mh|ang|wīr||wire, metal thread, wire-ornament}} Old English wīr (“wire, metal thread, wire-ornament”), {{der|mh|gem-pro|*wīraz||wire}} Proto-Germanic *wīraz (“wire”), {{der|mh|ine-pro|*weh₁iros||a twist, thread, cord, wire}} Proto-Indo-European *weh₁iros (“a twist, thread, cord, wire”), {{m|ine-pro|*weh₁y-||to turn, twist, weave, plait}} *weh₁y- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”) Head templates: {{head|mh|noun|causative verb|kōwea|construct form|weain|||||cat2=|head=|tr=}} wea (causative verb kōwea, construct form weain), {{mh-head|noun|causative verb|kōwea|construct form|weain}} wea (causative verb kōwea, construct form weain)
  1. (alienable) a wire Tags: alienable
    Sense id: en-wea-mh-noun-meL~uvw1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Technology
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of Technology: 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: [wɛɑ] (note: phonetic), /wɛjæɰ/ (note: phonemic)
Head templates: {{head|mh|noun|||||||||cat2=|head=|tr=}} wea, {{mh-head|noun}} wea
  1. a water course in a reef Categories (topical): Water
    Sense id: en-wea-mh-noun-XpkapiAw Disambiguation of Water: 4 51 45
  2. a small passage between ocean and lagoon Categories (topical): Geography, Nautical, Water
    Sense id: en-wea-mh-noun-FBoT9xfO Disambiguation of Geography: 9 16 76 Disambiguation of Nautical: 4 33 64 Disambiguation of Water: 4 51 45 Categories (other): Marshallese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Marshallese entries with incorrect language header: 3 10 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Technology
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of Technology: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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