"(ka-)wiʀi" meaning in Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

See (ka-)wiʀi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /(ka)wiʀi/, /(ka)wiri/ Forms: wiʀi [canonical]
Etymology: *ka- + *wiʀi Etymology templates: {{prefix|poz-pro|*ka|*wiʀi}} *ka- + *wiʀi Head templates: {{head|poz-pro|adjective}} *(ka-)wiʀi
  1. left (the west side of the body when one is facing north) Tags: reconstruction
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        "1": "poz-pro",
        "2": "*ka",
        "3": "*wiʀi"
      },
      "expansion": "*ka- + *wiʀi",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "*ka- + *wiʀi",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wiʀi",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "poz-pro",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "*(ka-)wiʀi",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
  "lang_code": "poz-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(ka-)wiʀi",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "*(ka-)wanan"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian adjectives",
        "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lemmas",
        "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian multiword terms",
        "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian terms prefixed with *ka-"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "left (the west side of the body when one is facing north)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "left",
          "left"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(ka)wiʀi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(ka)wiri/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "(ka-)wiʀi"
}

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