atua

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See also: Atua and 'atua

English

Etymology

From Maori atua.

Noun

atua (plural atuas or atua)

  1. In Maori culture, a god or demon.

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the same root as kadto, kato (“that”). Compare similar formations in adia, ania, anaa, and aduna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈtuʔa/
  • Hyphenation: a‧tu‧a

Verb

atua (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜓᜀ)

  1. there exists (far from both the speaker and listener)
    Coordinate terms: adia, ania, anaa
    atua na siya puyo sa Amerika ― there he is now living in America

Usage notes

  • In colloquial language, anaa (naa) has met more frequent usage than all the other existential verbs: aduna, adia, ania, and atua, to mean "there is; to be in; to have."

See also

Cebuano demonstrative pronouns
Direct* Indirect* Oblique Locative Allative Existential** Interjection** Manner**
Full Short Full Short Full Short Full Short Full Short
Near speaker*** karí
kirí 		ri niari
niiri 		ari
iri 		kan-ari†
kan-iri† 		dirí ngarí adia dia diará dará ingon ari Ø
Near speaker and listener*** kaní
kiní 		ni niani
niini 		ani
ini 		kan-ani†
kan-ini† 		dinhi nganhi ania nia niará Ø ingon ani ing-ani
in-ani
Near listener kanâ nà nianà anà kan-anà† dinhà
dirâ 		nganhà
ngarâ 		anaa naa naará nará ingon anà ing-anà
in-anà
Remote kadto
kató 		to niadto
niato 		adto
ato 		kan-adto† didto ngadto atua tua tuará turá ingon adto
ingon ato 		ing-ato
in-ato
†Archaic
*When the demonstrative is used as a predicate, the full form must be used. Short forms never start sentences.
**Full and short forms used interchangeably. Full forms may be more formal, while short forms may be more colloquial.
***These two series may be conflated in colloquial Cebuano.

Ese

Noun

atua

  1. sago

Galician

Verb

atua

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of atuar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Gilbertese

Etymology

Borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Hawaiian akua, Maori atua, Samoan atua, Tahitian atua, Tuvaluan atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Malay tuhan).

Noun

atua

  1. god (deity)

Ladin

Verb

atua

  1. third-person singular present indicative of atuer
  2. third-person plural present indicative of atuer
  3. second-person singular imperative of atuer

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Hawaiian akua, Samoan atua, Tahitian atua, Tuvaluan atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan (compare Gilbertese atua), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Malay tuhan).

Noun

atua

  1. god (deity)

Descendants

  • English: atua

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -uɐ
  • Hyphenation: a‧tu‧a

Verb

atua

  1. inflection of atuar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Hawaiian akua, Maori atua, Tahitian atua, Tuvaluan atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan (compare Gilbertese atua), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Malay tuhan).

Pronunciation

Noun

atua

  1. god (deity)

See also

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Hawaiian akua, Maori atua, Samoan atua, Tuvaluan atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan (compare Gilbertese atua), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Malay tuhan).

Noun

atua

  1. god (deity)

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua. Cognates include Hawaiian akua and Samoan atua.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: a‧tu‧a

Noun

atua

  1. (mythology) god, deity

Derived terms

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 21

Tuvaluan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Hawaiian akua, Maori atua, Samoan atua, Tahitian atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan (compare Gilbertese atua), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Malay tuhan).

Noun

atua

  1. god (deity)
  2. almighty one; Lord
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