mataʻi
See also: matai
Tahitian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi, see cognates there.
Noun edit
mataʻi
- wind (moving air)
- (physics, meteorology) air (mixture of gases)
Usage notes edit
Do not confuse with maitaʻi.
References edit
- Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
- “mataʻi” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.