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Finnish
Noun
tomua
- partitive singular of tomu
Anagrams
Tokelauan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *to-muqa. Cognates include Maori tōmua and Samoan tomua.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: to‧mu‧a
Verb
tomua
- (stative) to be too hasty
- (transitive) to commence (a speach)
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 397