"tama" meaning in Tokelauan

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Noun

IPA: [ˈta.ma]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *tama. Cognates include Hawaiian kama and Samoan tama. Etymology templates: {{dercat|tkl|poz-oce-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|tkl|poz-pol-pro|*tama}} Proto-Polynesian *tama, {{cog|haw|kama}} Hawaiian kama, {{cog|sm|tama}} Samoan tama Head templates: {{head|tkl|noun}} tama
  1. child
    Sense id: en-tama-tkl-noun-3cnmaRlC
  2. boy
    Sense id: en-tama-tkl-noun-zGp3hATq Categories (other): Male people Disambiguation of Male people: 0 75 0 25
  3. roe
    Sense id: en-tama-tkl-noun-cY5kkjH9 Categories (other): Eggs, Nuts Disambiguation of Eggs: 17 17 50 17 Disambiguation of Nuts: 8 8 51 33
  4. malformed coconut
    Sense id: en-tama-tkl-noun-37gURvFT Categories (other): Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header, Fish Disambiguation of Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header: 5 5 6 83 Disambiguation of Fish: 0 0 0 100
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        "1": "tkl",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tkl",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*tama"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *tama",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "kama"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian kama",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "tama"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan tama",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tama. Cognates include Hawaiian kama and Samoan tama.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "tkl",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ta‧ma"
  ],
  "lang": "Tokelauan",
  "lang_code": "tkl",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "child"
      ],
      "id": "en-tama-tkl-noun-3cnmaRlC",
      "links": [
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "0 75 0 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tkl",
          "name": "Male people",
          "orig": "tkl:Male people",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "boy"
      ],
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      "links": [
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        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "17 17 50 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tkl",
          "name": "Eggs",
          "orig": "tkl:Eggs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 8 51 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tkl",
          "name": "Nuts",
          "orig": "tkl:Nuts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "roe"
      ],
      "id": "en-tama-tkl-noun-cY5kkjH9",
      "links": [
        [
          "roe",
          "roe"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "5 5 6 83",
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          "name": "Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tkl",
          "name": "Fish",
          "orig": "tkl:Fish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "malformed coconut"
      ],
      "id": "en-tama-tkl-noun-37gURvFT",
      "links": [
        [
          "malformed",
          "malformed"
        ],
        [
          "coconut",
          "coconut"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈta.ma]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tama"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Tokelauan terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *tama",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "kama"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian kama",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "tama"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan tama",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tama. Cognates include Hawaiian kama and Samoan tama.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "tkl",
        "2": "noun"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ta‧ma"
  ],
  "lang": "Tokelauan",
  "lang_code": "tkl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "child"
      ],
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        [
          "child",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "boy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "roe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "roe",
          "roe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "malformed coconut"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "malformed",
          "malformed"
        ],
        [
          "coconut",
          "coconut"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈta.ma]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tama"
}

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