"mea" meaning in Tokelauan

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Noun

IPA: [ˈme.a]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *meqa. Cognates include Hawaiian mea and Samoan mea. Etymology templates: {{inh|tkl|poz-pol-pro|*meqa}} Proto-Polynesian *meqa, {{cog|haw|mea}} Hawaiian mea, {{cog|sm|mea}} Samoan mea Head templates: {{head|tkl|noun}} mea
  1. thing
    Sense id: en-mea-tkl-noun-XelNaRrj
  2. (euphemistic) genitalia; junk Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-mea-tkl-noun-xun7llEv Categories (other): Tokelauan euphemisms, Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header: 28 72
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tkl",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*meqa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *meqa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "mea"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian mea",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "mea"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan mea",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *meqa. Cognates include Hawaiian mea and Samoan mea.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tkl",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "mea",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "me‧a"
  ],
  "lang": "Tokelauan",
  "lang_code": "tkl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and [if] they live together in peace and happiness.",
          "ref": "1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau], page 1:",
          "text": "Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thing"
      ],
      "id": "en-mea-tkl-noun-XelNaRrj",
      "links": [
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tokelauan euphemisms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "28 72",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "genitalia; junk"
      ],
      "id": "en-mea-tkl-noun-xun7llEv",
      "links": [
        [
          "genitalia",
          "genitalia"
        ],
        [
          "junk",
          "junk"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(euphemistic) genitalia; junk"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "euphemistic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈme.a]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mea"
}
{
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    "Pages with 17 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tokelauan lemmas",
    "Tokelauan nouns",
    "Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Tokelauan terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "tkl",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*meqa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *meqa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "mea"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian mea",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "mea"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan mea",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *meqa. Cognates include Hawaiian mea and Samoan mea.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tkl",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "mea",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "me‧a"
  ],
  "lang": "Tokelauan",
  "lang_code": "tkl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tokelauan terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and [if] they live together in peace and happiness.",
          "ref": "1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau], page 1:",
          "text": "Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tokelauan euphemisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "genitalia; junk"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "genitalia",
          "genitalia"
        ],
        [
          "junk",
          "junk"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(euphemistic) genitalia; junk"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "euphemistic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈme.a]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mea"
}

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