"tafu" meaning in Tokelauan

See tafu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ˈta.hᵝu]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *tafu. Cognates include Hawaiian kahu and Samoan tafu. Etymology templates: {{inh|tkl|poz-pol-pro|*tafu}} Proto-Polynesian *tafu, {{cog|haw|kahu}} Hawaiian kahu, {{cog|sm|tafu}} Samoan tafu Head templates: {{head|tkl|verb}} tafu
  1. (transitive) to build (a fire) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tafu-tkl-verb-ifXDWBpY
  2. (transitive) to fuel (a fire) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tafu-tkl-verb-snwb~rlG Categories (other): Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tafutafu
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tafutafu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tkl",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*tafu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *tafu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "kahu"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian kahu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "tafu"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan tafu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tafu. Cognates include Hawaiian kahu and Samoan tafu.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tkl",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "tafu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ta‧fu"
  ],
  "lang": "Tokelauan",
  "lang_code": "tkl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to build (a fire)"
      ],
      "id": "en-tafu-tkl-verb-ifXDWBpY",
      "links": [
        [
          "build",
          "build"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to build (a fire)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "40 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fuel (a fire)"
      ],
      "id": "en-tafu-tkl-verb-snwb~rlG",
      "links": [
        [
          "fuel",
          "fuel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to fuel (a fire)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈta.hᵝu]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tafu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tokelauan lemmas",
    "Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Tokelauan terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tokelauan verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "tafutafu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tkl",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*tafu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *tafu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "kahu"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian kahu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "tafu"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan tafu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tafu. Cognates include Hawaiian kahu and Samoan tafu.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tkl",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "tafu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ta‧fu"
  ],
  "lang": "Tokelauan",
  "lang_code": "tkl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tokelauan transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to build (a fire)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "build",
          "build"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to build (a fire)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tokelauan transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fuel (a fire)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fuel",
          "fuel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to fuel (a fire)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈta.hᵝu]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tafu"
}

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