"nuku" meaning in Tokelauan

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Noun

IPA: [ˈnu.ku]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *nuku. Cognates include Maori nuku and Samoan nu'u. Etymology templates: {{inh|tkl|poz-pol-pro|*nuku}} Proto-Polynesian *nuku, {{cog|mi|nuku}} Maori nuku, {{cog|sm|nu'u}} Samoan nu'u Head templates: {{head|tkl|noun}} nuku
  1. village, town
    Sense id: en-nuku-tkl-noun-2wDXwwBf
  2. country, place
    Sense id: en-nuku-tkl-noun-yVuAepVU
  3. homeland
    Sense id: en-nuku-tkl-noun-BAU9sAHS
  4. villagers Categories (place): Polities
    Sense id: en-nuku-tkl-noun-6UexXALc Disambiguation of Polities: 6 33 7 55 Categories (other): Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header: 5 2 3 90

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tkl",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*nuku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *nuku",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "nuku"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori nuku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "nu'u"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan nu'u",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *nuku. Cognates include Maori nuku and Samoan nu'u.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tkl",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "nuku",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "nu‧ku"
  ],
  "lang": "Tokelauan",
  "lang_code": "tkl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The God of villages, the God of Tokelau.",
          "ref": "2012, “Tokelau mō te Atua [Tokelau for the God]”",
          "text": "Te Atua o nuku, te Atua o Tokelau.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "village, town"
      ],
      "id": "en-nuku-tkl-noun-2wDXwwBf",
      "links": [
        [
          "village",
          "village"
        ],
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ]
      ]
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      "glosses": [
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      "id": "en-nuku-tkl-noun-yVuAepVU",
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        ],
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          "place",
          "place"
        ]
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        "homeland"
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          "homeland",
          "homeland"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "5 2 3 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "6 33 7 55",
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "tkl",
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          "orig": "tkl:Polities",
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            "Names",
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "villagers"
      ],
      "id": "en-nuku-tkl-noun-6UexXALc",
      "links": [
        [
          "villager",
          "villager"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈnu.ku]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nuku"
}
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    "Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Tokelauan terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "nuku"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori nuku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "nu'u"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan nu'u",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *nuku. Cognates include Maori nuku and Samoan nu'u.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "tkl",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "nuku",
      "name": "head"
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  "hyphenation": [
    "nu‧ku"
  ],
  "lang": "Tokelauan",
  "lang_code": "tkl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Tokelauan terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "The God of villages, the God of Tokelau.",
          "ref": "2012, “Tokelau mō te Atua [Tokelau for the God]”",
          "text": "Te Atua o nuku, te Atua o Tokelau.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "village, town"
      ],
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        ],
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          "town",
          "town"
        ]
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      ],
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          "country",
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      ],
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          "homeland",
          "homeland"
        ]
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      ],
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          "villager",
          "villager"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈnu.ku]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nuku"
}

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