māhaga
Tokelauan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *masaŋa (“pair”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasaŋ. Cognates include Hawaiian māhana and Maori māhanga.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
māhaga
Verb edit
māhaga
References edit
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 220
Categories:
- Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tokelauan lemmas
- Tokelauan nouns
- Tokelauan verbs
- Tokelauan stative verbs