matua
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS. Analytically ma- + tua.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
matùa (Basahan spelling ᜋᜆᜓᜀ)
Derived terms edit
Hawaiian edit
Noun edit
matua
Maori edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.
Noun edit
matua (irregular plural mātua)
Derived terms edit
Rarotongan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.
Noun edit
matua
Tokelauan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *matuqa (“mature”). Cognates include Tuvaluan matua and Rapa Nui matu'a.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
matua
Verb edit
matua (plural mātutua)
References edit
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 231
Wallisian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.
Noun edit
matua