pe'anai _UI3c cmavo-compound

literal sense; marks a construct as literal (non-figurative/non-metaphorical/exact) speech/text

"Literally"; one sense of "exactly speaking". Not to be used as an intensifier (unlike some usages of "literally" in English).

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On grammatical class:

pe'a: marks a construct as figurative (non-literal/metaphorical) speech/text.
pe'ai (exp!): discursive: layperson/laïc meaning; marks a construct as layperson/common/non-technical/non-jargon speech/text
pe'ainai (comp!): technical meaning; marks a construct as jargon/terminology/technical/precise/exact speech/text
pe'anai (comp!): literal sense; marks a construct as literal (non-figurative/non-metaphorical/exact) speech/text