matua

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See also: matuā, mātua, mātuā, matu'a, and mātuʻa

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)

  1. firstborn
    Antonym: nguhod

Derived terms

Hawaiian

Noun

matua

  1. Niʻihau form of makua (“parent”)
    O tou matua teia?
    Is this your parent?

Kapampangan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS. Analytically ma- +‎ tua. Cognate to Sambali matoa (“old; elderly; parent”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məˈtwa/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧tua

Adjective

matua

  1. old; aged; elderly (usually of people)

Derived terms

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.

Noun

matua (irregular plural mātua)

  1. elder
  2. parent

Derived terms

Rarotongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.

Noun

matua

  1. 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

  1. text
  2. age

Verb

matua (plural mātutua)

  1. (stative) to be adult
  2. (stative) to be old
  3. (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

  1. parent
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