"feke" meaning in Tongan

See feke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fe.ke/
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *feke. Cognates include Māori wheke, Rapa Nui hehe, Samoan fe'e and Hawaiian heʻe. Etymology templates: {{inh|to|poz-pol-pro|*feke}} Proto-Polynesian *feke, {{cog|mi|wheke}} Māori wheke, {{cog|rap|hehe}} Rapa Nui hehe, {{cog|sm|fe'e}} Samoan fe'e, {{cog|haw|heʻe}} Hawaiian heʻe Head templates: {{head|to|noun}} feke
  1. octopus
    Sense id: en-feke-to-noun-VjPJuK9t Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Tongan entries with incorrect language header
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*feke",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/feke"
    ],
    [
      "wheke",
      "wheke#Māori"
    ],
    [
      "hehe",
      "hehe#Rapa_Nui"
    ],
    [
      "fe'e",
      "fe'e#Samoan"
    ],
    [
      "heʻe",
      "heʻe#Hawaiian"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*feke"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *feke",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "wheke"
      },
      "expansion": "Māori wheke",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rap",
        "2": "hehe"
      },
      "expansion": "Rapa Nui hehe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "fe'e"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan fe'e",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "heʻe"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian heʻe",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *feke. Cognates include Māori wheke, Rapa Nui hehe, Samoan fe'e and Hawaiian heʻe.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "feke",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tongan",
  "lang_code": "to",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tongan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "octopus"
      ],
      "id": "en-feke-to-noun-VjPJuK9t",
      "links": [
        [
          "octopus",
          "octopus"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fe.ke/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "feke"
}
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*feke",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/feke"
    ],
    [
      "wheke",
      "wheke#Māori"
    ],
    [
      "hehe",
      "hehe#Rapa_Nui"
    ],
    [
      "fe'e",
      "fe'e#Samoan"
    ],
    [
      "heʻe",
      "heʻe#Hawaiian"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*feke"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *feke",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "wheke"
      },
      "expansion": "Māori wheke",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rap",
        "2": "hehe"
      },
      "expansion": "Rapa Nui hehe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "fe'e"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan fe'e",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "heʻe"
      },
      "expansion": "Hawaiian heʻe",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *feke. Cognates include Māori wheke, Rapa Nui hehe, Samoan fe'e and Hawaiian heʻe.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "feke",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tongan",
  "lang_code": "to",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tongan entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tongan lemmas",
        "Tongan nouns",
        "Tongan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
        "Tongan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
        "Tongan terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "octopus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "octopus",
          "octopus"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fe.ke/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "feke"
}

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