matomato

Maori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.to.ma.to/, [mɐ.tɔ.mɐ.tɔ]

Adjective

matomato

1. lush, verdant

Noun

matomato

1. lushness

Verb

matomato

1. to be green (of foliage)
2. aesthetically pleasing

West Makian

Etymology

Reduplication of mato (“old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.t̪o.ˈma.t̪o/

Noun

matomato

1. old man
2. old people, the elderly

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics