mataku

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Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *mataku, from Proto-Oceanic *matakut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)takut, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)takut.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /maˈta.ku/, [məˈtɐku]

Adjective[edit]

mataku

  1. afraid

Verb[edit]

mataku

  1. to fear (feel fear about (something))

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • “mataku” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Rapa Nui[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *mataku.

Adjective[edit]

mataku

  1. afraid

Verb[edit]

mataku

  1. to fear (feel fear about (something))
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