"fangu" meaning in Tongan

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *faŋu. Cognates include Samoan fagu and Tokelauan fagu. Sense of bottle product is due to semantic broadening; compare with said Samoan cognate and Hawaiian hue for similar patterns. Etymology templates: {{der|to|poz-pol-pro|*faŋu}} Proto-Polynesian *faŋu, {{cog|sm|fagu}} Samoan fagu, {{cog|tkl|fagu}} Tokelauan fagu, {{noncognate|haw|hue}} Hawaiian hue Head templates: {{head|to|noun}} fangu
  1. bottle gourd or calabash, Lagenaria siceraria
    Sense id: en-fangu-to-noun-kwCA6d2f Categories (other): Pages with entries, Tongan entries with incorrect language header, Food and drink containers, Gourd family plants, Polynesian canoe plants Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 44 1 Disambiguation of Tongan entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Food and drink containers: 92 8 Disambiguation of Gourd family plants: 98 2 Disambiguation of Polynesian canoe plants: 94 6
  2. bottle
    Sense id: en-fangu-to-noun-fe-ceeW-
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "fagu"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan fagu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tkl",
        "2": "fagu"
      },
      "expansion": "Tokelauan fagu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "hue"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian hue",
      "name": "noncognate"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *faŋu. Cognates include Samoan fagu and Tokelauan fagu.\nSense of bottle product is due to semantic broadening; compare with said Samoan cognate and Hawaiian hue for similar patterns.",
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        "1": "to",
        "2": "noun"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang": "Tongan",
  "lang_code": "to",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "55 44 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "97 3",
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          "name": "Tongan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "name": "Food and drink containers",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "98 2",
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          "name": "Gourd family plants",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
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          "name": "Polynesian canoe plants",
          "orig": "to:Polynesian canoe plants",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "bottle gourd or calabash, Lagenaria siceraria"
      ],
      "id": "en-fangu-to-noun-kwCA6d2f",
      "links": [
        [
          "bottle gourd",
          "bottle gourd"
        ],
        [
          "calabash",
          "calabash"
        ],
        [
          "Lagenaria siceraria",
          "Lagenaria siceraria#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bottle"
      ],
      "id": "en-fangu-to-noun-fe-ceeW-",
      "links": [
        [
          "bottle",
          "bottle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fangu"
}
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    "Tongan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tongan lemmas",
    "Tongan nouns",
    "Tongan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "to:Food and drink containers",
    "to:Gourd family plants",
    "to:Polynesian canoe plants"
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      },
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        "1": "tkl",
        "2": "fagu"
      },
      "expansion": "Tokelauan fagu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "haw",
        "2": "hue"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian hue",
      "name": "noncognate"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *faŋu. Cognates include Samoan fagu and Tokelauan fagu.\nSense of bottle product is due to semantic broadening; compare with said Samoan cognate and Hawaiian hue for similar patterns.",
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        "1": "to",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "fangu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tongan",
  "lang_code": "to",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bottle gourd or calabash, Lagenaria siceraria"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bottle gourd",
          "bottle gourd"
        ],
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          "calabash",
          "calabash"
        ],
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          "Lagenaria siceraria",
          "Lagenaria siceraria#Translingual"
        ]
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  ],
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}

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