"ʻupu" meaning in Samoan

See ʻupu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *kupu (“node”)), from Proto-Oceanic *puku by metathesis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh. Originated as "word" comes from metaphorical comparison of segments of speech with culms of bamboo. Etymology templates: {{inh|sm|poz-pol-pro|*kupu|t=node}} Proto-Polynesian *kupu (“node”), {{inh|sm|poz-oce-pro|*puku}} Proto-Oceanic *puku, {{inh|sm|poz-pro|*bukuh|id=joint, knuckle}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh Head templates: {{head|sm|noun}} ʻupu
  1. word, speech
    Sense id: en-ʻupu-sm-noun-iPKBWJ5n Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Samoan entries with incorrect language header
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*kupu",
        "t": "node"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kupu (“node”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*puku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *puku",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*bukuh",
        "id": "joint, knuckle"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *kupu (“node”)), from Proto-Oceanic *puku by metathesis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh. Originated as \"word\" comes from metaphorical comparison of segments of speech with culms of bamboo.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "ʻupu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Samoan",
  "lang_code": "sm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Samoan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "word, speech"
      ],
      "id": "en-ʻupu-sm-noun-iPKBWJ5n",
      "links": [
        [
          "word",
          "word"
        ],
        [
          "speech",
          "speech"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ʻupu"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*kupu",
        "t": "node"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kupu (“node”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*puku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *puku",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*bukuh",
        "id": "joint, knuckle"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *kupu (“node”)), from Proto-Oceanic *puku by metathesis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh. Originated as \"word\" comes from metaphorical comparison of segments of speech with culms of bamboo.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "ʻupu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Samoan",
  "lang_code": "sm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "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"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "word, speech"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "word",
          "word"
        ],
        [
          "speech",
          "speech"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ʻupu"
}

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