"lā'au" meaning in Samoan

See lā'au in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *raʻakau (compare Maori rākau), from Proto-Oceanic *raqan kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan kahiw (compare Malay dahan kayu). Etymology templates: {{inh|sm|poz-pol-pro|*raʻakau}} Proto-Polynesian *raʻakau, {{cog|mi|rākau}} Maori rākau, {{inh|sm|poz-oce-pro|*raqan kayu}} Proto-Oceanic *raqan kayu, {{inh|sm|poz-pro|*daqan kahiw}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan kahiw, {{cog|ms|dahan kayu}} Malay dahan kayu Head templates: {{head|sm|noun}} lā'au
  1. tree
    Sense id: en-lā'au-sm-noun-3Jxe24st Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Samoan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Samoan entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. stick
    Sense id: en-lā'au-sm-noun-j1PdkUzt Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Samoan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Samoan entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*raʻakau"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *raʻakau",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "rākau"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori rākau",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*raqan kayu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *raqan kayu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*daqan kahiw"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan kahiw",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "dahan kayu"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay dahan kayu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *raʻakau (compare Maori rākau), from Proto-Oceanic *raqan kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan kahiw (compare Malay dahan kayu).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "lā'au",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Samoan",
  "lang_code": "sm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Samoan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tree"
      ],
      "id": "en-lā'au-sm-noun-3Jxe24st",
      "links": [
        [
          "tree",
          "tree"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Samoan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "stick"
      ],
      "id": "en-lā'au-sm-noun-j1PdkUzt",
      "links": [
        [
          "stick",
          "stick"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lā'au"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "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-Oceanic",
    "Samoan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*raʻakau"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *raʻakau",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "rākau"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori rākau",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*raqan kayu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *raqan kayu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*daqan kahiw"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan kahiw",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "dahan kayu"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay dahan kayu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *raʻakau (compare Maori rākau), from Proto-Oceanic *raqan kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan kahiw (compare Malay dahan kayu).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "lā'au",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Samoan",
  "lang_code": "sm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tree"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tree",
          "tree"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stick"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stick",
          "stick"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lā'au"
}

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