"fisi" meaning in Tongan

See fisi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *fiti. Etymology templates: {{inh|to|poz-pol-pro|*fiti}} Proto-Polynesian *fiti Head templates: {{head|to|noun}} fisi
  1. a bud or blossom
    Sense id: en-fisi-to-noun-StnDTHtK
  2. (by extension) the arms or tentacles of a jellyfish Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-fisi-to-noun-MqdTCCzy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *fiti, from Proto-Oceanic *pi(n)tik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bitik. Etymology templates: {{inh|to|poz-pol-pro|*fiti}} Proto-Polynesian *fiti, {{inh|to|poz-oce-pro|*pi(n)tik}} Proto-Oceanic *pi(n)tik, {{inh|to|poz-pro|*bitik}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bitik Head templates: {{head|to|noun}} fisi
  1. a game in which lightsticks are flicked
    Sense id: en-fisi-to-noun-VWPBvzNg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *fiti. Etymology templates: {{inh|to|poz-pol-pro|*fiti}} Proto-Polynesian *fiti Head templates: {{head|to|verb|intransitive}} fisi (intransitive)
  1. (of trees or plants) to flower, bud, blossom Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-fisi-to-verb-gQ-xFxBY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *fiti, from Proto-Oceanic *pi(n)tik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bitik. Etymology templates: {{inh|to|poz-pol-pro|*fiti}} Proto-Polynesian *fiti, {{inh|to|poz-oce-pro|*pi(n)tik}} Proto-Oceanic *pi(n)tik, {{inh|to|poz-pro|*bitik}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bitik Head templates: {{head|to|verb|transitive}} fisi (transitive)
  1. to flick, to strike with the finger or fingernail as it is snapped from the thumb Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-fisi-to-verb-9P5j1wCo Categories (other): Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries, Tongan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 4 2 10 10 4 5 5 2 4 2 2 5 3 14 5 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 1 12 12 2 3 3 1 2 1 1 3 2 17 3 31 Disambiguation of Tongan entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 27 5 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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