māvā

See also: mava, mává, and måva

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ma-waqa. Cognates include Maori māwā and Tuvaluan maavaa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaː.vaː]
• Hyphenation: mā‧vā

Noun

māvā

1. gap, opening

Verb

māvā

1. (stative) to be ajar

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 232