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==[[Kiwi]]== | ==[[Kiwi]]== | ||
===Alternative forms=== | ===Alternative forms=== | ||
(''[[Kiwi#Orthography|Kiwi Devanagari]]'') | |||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
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# A songbird, a bird famous for its song. | # A songbird, a bird famous for its song. | ||
#:''Ahī kanāti '''kaukaʻi'''.'' | #: ''Ahī kanāti '''kaukaʻi'''.'' | ||
#:: ''Thus sang the '''songbird'''.'' | #:: ''Thus sang the '''songbird'''.'' | ||
# A singer, human or otherwise. | # A singer, human or otherwise. | ||
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====Inflection==== | ====Inflection==== | ||
====Usage notes==== | ====Usage notes==== | ||
This is an informal Kiwi noun. It should not be used with people of superior social status, but | This is an informal Kiwi noun. It should not be used with people of superior social status, but with your peers. | ||
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
*{{term|pāleʻe}} - (''formal'') ''songbird'' | *{{term|pāleʻe}} - (''formal'') ''songbird'' | ||