"filifili" meaning in Samoan

See filifili in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *fili (compare with Tongan fili and Maori whiri), from Proto-Oceanic (compare with Fijian vili (“to pick, to gather”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq (compare with Malay pilih, Tagalog pili and pumili), from Proto-Austronesian *piliq. Doublet of fili. Etymology templates: {{inh|sm|poz-pol-pro|*fili}} Proto-Polynesian *fili, {{cog|to|fili}} Tongan fili, {{cog|mi|whiri}} Maori whiri, {{inh|sm|poz-oce-pro|-}} Proto-Oceanic, {{cog|fj|vili|t=to pick, to gather}} Fijian vili (“to pick, to gather”), {{inh|sm|poz-pro|*piliq}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq, {{cog|ms|pilih}} Malay pilih, {{cog|tl|pili}} Tagalog pili, {{inh|sm|map-pro|*piliq}} Proto-Austronesian *piliq, {{doublet|sm|fili}} Doublet of fili Head templates: {{head|sm|verb}} filifili
  1. to pick; to choose
    Sense id: en-filifili-sm-verb-jMCiAbWt Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Samoan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Samoan entries with incorrect language header: 75 25
  2. to judge; to decide
    Sense id: en-filifili-sm-verb-Drr3adk0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: filifiliga Related terms: fili
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "filifiliga"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*fili"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "fili"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan fili",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "whiri"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori whiri",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "vili",
        "t": "to pick, to gather"
      },
      "expansion": "Fijian vili (“to pick, to gather”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*piliq"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "pilih"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay pilih",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "pili"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog pili",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*piliq"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *piliq",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "fili"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of fili",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *fili (compare with Tongan fili and Maori whiri), from Proto-Oceanic (compare with Fijian vili (“to pick, to gather”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq (compare with Malay pilih, Tagalog pili and pumili), from Proto-Austronesian *piliq. Doublet of fili.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "filifili",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Samoan",
  "lang_code": "sm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "fili"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "65 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "75 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Samoan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to pick; to choose"
      ],
      "id": "en-filifili-sm-verb-jMCiAbWt",
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        [
          "pick",
          "pick"
        ],
        [
          "choose",
          "choose"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to judge; to decide"
      ],
      "id": "en-filifili-sm-verb-Drr3adk0",
      "links": [
        [
          "judge",
          "judge"
        ],
        [
          "decide",
          "decide"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "filifili"
}
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Samoan doublets",
    "Samoan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Samoan lemmas",
    "Samoan terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Samoan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Samoan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Samoan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Samoan verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "filifiliga"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*fili"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *fili",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "fili"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan fili",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "whiri"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori whiri",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "vili",
        "t": "to pick, to gather"
      },
      "expansion": "Fijian vili (“to pick, to gather”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*piliq"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "pilih"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay pilih",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "pili"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog pili",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*piliq"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *piliq",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "fili"
      },
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      "name": "doublet"
    }
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  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "sm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "filifili",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Samoan",
  "lang_code": "sm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "fili"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to pick; to choose"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pick",
          "pick"
        ],
        [
          "choose",
          "choose"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to judge; to decide"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "judge",
          "judge"
        ],
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          "decide"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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