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Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *moñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *məñak.
Noun
momona
- fat[1]
References
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *mona (compare with Maori mōmona “fat, soft, sweet”, Tahitian momona and monamona “sweet, tasty, dessert”),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *moñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *məñak (compare with Malay minyak “oil”).[2] Doublet of mona.
Pronunciation
Noun
momona
- fat
- Synonym: hinu
- fertility, fecundity, richness (of soil)
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “momona”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 253
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moo-mona”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online