See also: Moana

Finnish Edit

Noun Edit

moana

  1. essive singular of moa

Anagrams Edit

Hawaiian Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Polynesian *moana.

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /moˈa.na/, [moˈwɐnə]

Noun Edit

moana

  1. ocean, sea
    kilo moanaoceanography
    Moana PākīpikaPacific Ocean

See also Edit

References Edit

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert (1986), “moana”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Kapingamarangi Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Polynesian *moana.

Noun Edit

moana

  1. ocean, sea

Maori Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Polynesian *moana.

Noun Edit

moana

  1. ocean, sea

Derived terms Edit

See also Edit

References Edit

  • moana” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
  • Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 245-246

Tahitian Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Polynesian *moana.

Noun Edit

moana

  1. ocean, sea

Tokelauan Edit

 
Te moana.

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Polynesian *moana. Cognates include Hawaiian moana and Samoan moana.

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /mo.ˈa.na/
  • Hyphenation: mo‧a‧na

Noun Edit

moana

  1. open sea, ocean
  2. fishing in the open sea

References Edit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 236