"nifo" meaning in Samoan

See nifo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *nifo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Austronesian *nipən. Etymology templates: {{inh|sm|poz-pol-pro|*nifo}} Proto-Polynesian *nifo, {{inh|sm|poz-pro|*nipən}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, {{inh|sm|map-pro|*nipən}} Proto-Austronesian *nipən Head templates: {{head|sm|noun}} nifo
  1. (anatomy) tooth, tusk Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-nifo-sm-noun-dnErjf4S Categories (other): Samoan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Samoan entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. horn
    Sense id: en-nifo-sm-noun-lUMJjxcE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nifoa (english: toothed), nifo elefane (english: ivory), pulunifo (english: toothpaste)

Download JSON data for nifo meaning in Samoan (1.5kB)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "toothed",
      "word": "nifoa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "ivory",
      "word": "nifo elefane"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "toothpaste",
      "word": "pulunifo"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "*nifo"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*nipən"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *nipən",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *nifo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Austronesian *nipən.",
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        "1": "sm",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Samoan",
  "lang_code": "sm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sm",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "sm:Anatomy",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Samoan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "tooth, tusk"
      ],
      "id": "en-nifo-sm-noun-dnErjf4S",
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "tooth",
          "tooth"
        ],
        [
          "tusk",
          "tusk"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) tooth, tusk"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "horn"
      ],
      "id": "en-nifo-sm-noun-lUMJjxcE",
      "links": [
        [
          "horn",
          "horn"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nifo"
}
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    "Samoan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Samoan lemmas",
    "Samoan nouns",
    "Samoan terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Samoan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Samoan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "toothed",
      "word": "nifoa"
    },
    {
      "english": "ivory",
      "word": "nifo elefane"
    },
    {
      "english": "toothpaste",
      "word": "pulunifo"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*nipən"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*nipən"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *nipən",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *nifo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Austronesian *nipən.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "nifo",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Samoan",
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "sm:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tooth, tusk"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "tooth",
          "tooth"
        ],
        [
          "tusk",
          "tusk"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) tooth, tusk"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "horn"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "horn",
          "horn"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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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 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). 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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