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Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS. Analytically ma- + tua.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /matuˈʔa/,
- Hyphenation: ma‧tu‧a
Adjective
matùa (Basahan spelling ᜋᜆᜓᜀ)
- firstborn
- Antonym: nguhod
Derived terms
Hawaiian
Noun
matua
- Niʻihau form of makua (“parent”)
O tou matua teia?- Is this your parent?
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.
Noun
matua (irregular plural mātua)
- elder
- parent
Derived terms
Rarotongan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.
Noun
matua
- parent
Tokelauan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *matuqa (“mature”). Cognates include Tuvaluan matua and Rapa Nui matu'a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: ma‧tu‧a
Noun
matua
- text
- age
Verb
matua (plural mātutua)
- (stative) to be adult
- (stative) to be old
- (stative) to be matured (ready for picking)
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 231
Wallisian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.
Noun
matua
- parent