"vai" meaning in Samoan

See vai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ. Etymology templates: {{inh|sm|poz-pol-pro|*wai}} Proto-Polynesian *wai, {{inh|sm|poz-oce-pro|*waiʀ}} Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, {{inh|sm|pqe-pro|*waiʀ}} Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, {{inh|sm|poz-cet-pro|*waiʀ}} Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, {{inh|sm|poz-pro|*wahiʀ}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ Head templates: {{head|sm|noun}} vai
  1. water (clear liquid H₂O) Categories (topical): Water
    Sense id: en-vai-sm-noun-xyIHoH6e Disambiguation of Water: 91 9 Categories (other): Samoan entries with incorrect language header, Samoan entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Samoan entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Samoan entries with topic categories using raw markup: 93 7
  2. crake
    Sense id: en-vai-sm-noun-XJAOCVz0

Download JSON data for vai meaning in Samoan (1.8kB)

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      },
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    },
    {
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      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ",
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ",
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    },
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      "expansion": "Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*wahiʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.",
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        "1": "sm",
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "sm",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "90 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Samoan entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "93 7",
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            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sm",
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          "orig": "sm:Water",
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            "Liquids",
            "Matter",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
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        "water (clear liquid H₂O)"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "water",
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        ]
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "crake"
      ],
      "id": "en-vai-sm-noun-XJAOCVz0",
      "links": [
        [
          "crake",
          "crake"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Samoan entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Samoan lemmas",
    "Samoan nouns",
    "Samoan terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "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-Central-Eastern Malayo-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",
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        "1": "sm",
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      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ",
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      },
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        "3": "*waiʀ"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ",
      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*wahiʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ",
      "name": "inh"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "water (clear liquid H₂O)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "crake"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crake",
          "crake"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vai"
}

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