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Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *mamaqo (compare with Maori mamao, Tongan mamaʻo, Samoan mamao).
Verb
mamao
- (stative) far, distant, remote
- Antonyms: hiʻialo, kokoke
- (stative) high in rank
Derived terms
Noun
mamao
- distance
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “mamao”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 235
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mamaqo”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *mamaqo (compare with Hawaiian mamao, Tongan mamaʻo, Samoan mamao).
Adjective
mamao
- far, distant, remote
Noun
mamao
- distance
Derived terms
References
- ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 202
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mamaqo”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Further reading
- “mamao” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Tongan
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
mamao
- to yawn