"pulu" meaning in Samoan

See pulu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Oceanic *bulut (“sap or other sticky substance” – compare with Tongan pulu “sap [in general]” and pupulu “sticky, adhesive”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *belit₃ or *pulut (compare with Malay pulut, Tagalog pulot). Etymology templates: {{inh|sm|poz-oce-pro|*bulut}} Proto-Oceanic *bulut, {{cog|to|pulu}} Tongan pulu, {{inh|sm|poz-pro|*belit₃}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *belit₃, {{cog|ms|pulut}} Malay pulut, {{cog|tl|pulot}} Tagalog pulot Head templates: {{head|sm|noun}} pulu
  1. latex or milky sap screted from any plant in general e.g. breadfruit
    Sense id: en-pulu-sm-noun-Fen0q1Kt
  2. rubber; flexible material made from coagulating natural latex of Funtumia elastica (pulu vao), Castilla elastica (pulu mamoe), or Hevea brasiliensis.
    Sense id: en-pulu-sm-noun-cVPIWpSw Categories (other): Samoan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Samoan entries with incorrect language header: 39 61
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "pulu"
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      "expansion": "Tongan pulu",
      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "pulut"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay pulut",
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    },
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        "1": "tl",
        "2": "pulot"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog pulot",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Oceanic *bulut (“sap or other sticky substance” – compare with Tongan pulu “sap [in general]” and pupulu “sticky, adhesive”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *belit₃ or *pulut (compare with Malay pulut, Tagalog pulot).",
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        "latex or milky sap screted from any plant in general e.g. breadfruit"
      ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ]
    },
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rubber; flexible material made from coagulating natural latex of Funtumia elastica (pulu vao), Castilla elastica (pulu mamoe), or Hevea brasiliensis."
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        ],
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          "Hevea brasiliensis",
          "Hevea brasiliensis#Translingual"
        ]
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    }
  ],
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    "Samoan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic"
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      },
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        "1": "tl",
        "2": "pulot"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog pulot",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Oceanic *bulut (“sap or other sticky substance” – compare with Tongan pulu “sap [in general]” and pupulu “sticky, adhesive”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *belit₃ or *pulut (compare with Malay pulut, Tagalog pulot).",
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  "lang_code": "sm",
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      "glosses": [
        "latex or milky sap screted from any plant in general e.g. breadfruit"
      ],
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          "latex",
          "latex"
        ],
        [
          "milky",
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          "sap",
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        ],
        [
          "breadfruit",
          "breadfruit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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        ]
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  ],
  "word": "pulu"
}

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