matua

See also: matuā, mātua, mātuā, matu'a, and mātuʻa

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS. Analytically ma- +‎ tua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /matuˈʔa/, [ma.tuˈʔa]
• Hyphenation: ma‧tu‧a

Adjective

matùa (Basahan spelling ᜋᜆᜓᜀ)

1. firstborn

   Antonym: nguhod

Derived terms

• kamatuhan

 

Hawaiian

Noun

matua

1. Niʻihau form of makua (“parent”)

   O tou matua teia?

   Is this your parent?

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.

Noun

matua (irregular plural mātua)

1. elder
2. parent

Derived terms

• matua kēkē
• tāone matua

Rarotongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.

Noun

matua

1. parent

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *matuqa (“mature”). Cognates include Tuvaluan matua and Rapa Nui matu'a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma.ˈtu.a]
• Hyphenation: ma‧tu‧a

Noun

matua

1. text
2. age

Verb

matua (plural mātutua)

1. (stative) to be adult
2. (stative) to be old
3. (stative) to be matured (ready for picking)

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 231

Wallisian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.

Noun

matua

1. parent