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Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tama-qi- from *tama (“child”).[1]
Noun
tamaʻi
- finger
- Synonym: lima
- toe
- Synonym: vae
References
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 63