"fala" meaning in Samoan

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *fala, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?] (compare Indonesian pandan, Hawaiian hala). Etymology templates: {{inh|sm|poz-pol-pro|*fala}} Proto-Polynesian *fala, {{der|sm|poz-pro}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], {{cog|id|pandan}} Indonesian pandan, {{cog|haw|hala}} Hawaiian hala Head templates: {{head|sm|noun}} fala
  1. the screw pine, pandanus (Pandanus tectorius) Categories (lifeform): Plants, Polynesian canoe plants
    Sense id: en-fala-sm-noun-jmSeV6D7 Disambiguation of Plants: 65 35 Disambiguation of Polynesian canoe plants: 67 33 Categories (other): Samoan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Samoan entries with incorrect language header: 62 38
  2. a woven mat made from the leaves of the pandanus
    Sense id: en-fala-sm-noun-bJgEC8hL
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      "name": "der"
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      },
      "expansion": "Indonesian pandan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "hala"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian hala",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *fala, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?] (compare Indonesian pandan, Hawaiian hala).",
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      },
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  "lang": "Samoan",
  "lang_code": "sm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "62 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Samoan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "65 35",
          "kind": "lifeform",
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            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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        },
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          "_dis": "67 33",
          "kind": "lifeform",
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          "name": "Polynesian canoe plants",
          "orig": "sm:Polynesian canoe plants",
          "parents": [
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "the screw pine, pandanus (Pandanus tectorius)"
      ],
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          "screw pine",
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        ],
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          "pandanus",
          "pandanus"
        ],
        [
          "Pandanus tectorius",
          "Pandanus tectorius#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "a woven mat made from the leaves of the pandanus"
      ],
      "id": "en-fala-sm-noun-bJgEC8hL",
      "links": [
        [
          "pandanus",
          "pandanus"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fala"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Samoan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Samoan lemmas",
    "Samoan nouns",
    "Samoan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Samoan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "sm:Plants",
    "sm:Polynesian canoe plants"
  ],
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      },
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      },
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    },
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        "1": "haw",
        "2": "hala"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian hala",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *fala, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?] (compare Indonesian pandan, Hawaiian hala).",
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        "1": "sm",
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      },
      "expansion": "fala",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Samoan",
  "lang_code": "sm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the screw pine, pandanus (Pandanus tectorius)"
      ],
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        [
          "screw pine",
          "screw pine"
        ],
        [
          "pandanus",
          "pandanus"
        ],
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          "Pandanus tectorius",
          "Pandanus tectorius#Translingual"
        ]
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "a woven mat made from the leaves of the pandanus"
      ],
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          "pandanus"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "word": "fala"
}

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