"foe" meaning in Samoan

See foe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *fohe (compare with Māori hoe, Tongan fohe), from Proto-Central Pacific *voce (compare with Fijian voce), from Proto-Oceanic *pose, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *boʀse, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀsay (“canoe paddle”) (compare with Pangutaran Sama busay, Kelabit besai, Central Dusun bosi, Cebuano bugsáy). Etymology templates: {{inh|sm|poz-pol-pro|*fohe}} Proto-Polynesian *fohe, {{cog|mi|hoe}} Māori hoe, {{cog|to|fohe}} Tongan fohe, {{cog|fj|voce}} Fijian voce, {{inh|sm|poz-oce-pro|*pose}} Proto-Oceanic *pose, {{inh|sm|pqe-pro|*boʀse}} Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *boʀse, {{inh|sm|poz-pro|*bəʀsay||canoe paddle}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀsay (“canoe paddle”), {{cog|slm|busay}} Pangutaran Sama busay, {{cog|kzi|besai}} Kelabit besai, {{cog|dtp|bosi}} Central Dusun bosi, {{cog|ceb|bugsáy}} Cebuano bugsáy Head templates: {{head|sm|noun}} foe
  1. oar
    Sense id: en-foe-sm-noun-IeX4mml1 Categories (other): Samoan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Samoan entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
  2. paddle
    Sense id: en-foe-sm-noun-oq~uxJpK
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        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*fohe"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *fohe",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "hoe"
      },
      "expansion": "Māori hoe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "fohe"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan fohe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "voce"
      },
      "expansion": "Fijian voce",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*pose"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *pose",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "pqe-pro",
        "3": "*boʀse"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *boʀse",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*bəʀsay",
        "4": "",
        "5": "canoe paddle"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀsay (“canoe paddle”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "slm",
        "2": "busay"
      },
      "expansion": "Pangutaran Sama busay",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kzi",
        "2": "besai"
      },
      "expansion": "Kelabit besai",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dtp",
        "2": "bosi"
      },
      "expansion": "Central Dusun bosi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "bugsáy"
      },
      "expansion": "Cebuano bugsáy",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *fohe (compare with Māori hoe, Tongan fohe), from Proto-Central Pacific *voce (compare with Fijian voce), from Proto-Oceanic *pose, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *boʀse, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀsay (“canoe paddle”) (compare with Pangutaran Sama busay, Kelabit besai, Central Dusun bosi, Cebuano bugsáy).",
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        "1": "sm",
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      },
      "expansion": "foe",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Samoan",
  "lang_code": "sm",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "96 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Samoan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "oar"
      ],
      "id": "en-foe-sm-noun-IeX4mml1",
      "links": [
        [
          "oar",
          "oar"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "paddle"
      ],
      "id": "en-foe-sm-noun-oq~uxJpK",
      "links": [
        [
          "paddle",
          "paddle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "foe"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Samoan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Samoan lemmas",
    "Samoan nouns",
    "Samoan terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Samoan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Samoan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Samoan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*fohe"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *fohe",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "hoe"
      },
      "expansion": "Māori hoe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "fohe"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan fohe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "voce"
      },
      "expansion": "Fijian voce",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*pose"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *pose",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "pqe-pro",
        "3": "*boʀse"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *boʀse",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*bəʀsay",
        "4": "",
        "5": "canoe paddle"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀsay (“canoe paddle”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "slm",
        "2": "busay"
      },
      "expansion": "Pangutaran Sama busay",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kzi",
        "2": "besai"
      },
      "expansion": "Kelabit besai",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dtp",
        "2": "bosi"
      },
      "expansion": "Central Dusun bosi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "bugsáy"
      },
      "expansion": "Cebuano bugsáy",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *fohe (compare with Māori hoe, Tongan fohe), from Proto-Central Pacific *voce (compare with Fijian voce), from Proto-Oceanic *pose, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *boʀse, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀsay (“canoe paddle”) (compare with Pangutaran Sama busay, Kelabit besai, Central Dusun bosi, Cebuano bugsáy).",
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "sm",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "oar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oar",
          "oar"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "paddle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "paddle",
          "paddle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "foe"
}

Download raw JSONL data for foe meaning in Samoan (2.3kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Samoan dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-03-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-03-03 using wiktextract (05c257f and 9d9a410). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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