"tatau" meaning in Samoan

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *tatau₁ from Proto-Oceanic *sau₃ “flying fox wingbone”. Etymology templates: {{inh|sm|poz-pol-pro|*tatau₁}} Proto-Polynesian *tatau₁, {{inh|sm|poz-oce-pro|*sau₃}} Proto-Oceanic *sau₃ Head templates: {{head|sm|noun}} tatau
  1. tattoo
    Sense id: en-tatau-sm-noun-pMcdBDvH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *tatau₃. Etymology templates: {{inh|sm|poz-pol-pro|*tatau₃}} Proto-Polynesian *tatau₃ Head templates: {{head|sm|verb}} tatau
  1. to wring out (of a wet cloth, kava, coconut milk)
    Sense id: en-tatau-sm-verb-9xgf2iI1
  2. to squeeze out juice from fruit
    Sense id: en-tatau-sm-verb-oZegq4Tc Categories (other): Samoan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Samoan entries with incorrect language header: 22 34 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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