Wiktionary

maui

See also: Maui and Māui

Rapa Nui edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *maui.

Adverb edit

maui

  1. on the left

Tokelauan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *maui (“left”). Cognates include Maori mauī and Rapa Nui maui.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ma.ˈu.i]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧u‧i

Noun edit

maui

  1. lefty, left-handed person

Verb edit

maui

  1. (stative) to be left-handed

References edit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 202
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