matua

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

Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS. Analytically ma- +‎ tua.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /matuˈʔa/, [ma.tuˈʔa]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧tu‧a

Adjective[edit]

matùa (Basahan spelling ᜋᜆᜓᜀ)

  1. firstborn
    Antonym: nguhod

Derived terms[edit]

Hawaiian[edit]

Noun[edit]

matua

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

Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

matua (irregular plural mātua)

  1. elder
  2. parent

Derived terms[edit]

Rarotongan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

matua

  1. parent

Tokelauan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *matuqa (“mature”). Cognates include Tuvaluan matua and Rapa Nui matu'a.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ma.ˈtu.a]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧tu‧a

Noun[edit]

matua

  1. text
  2. age

Verb[edit]

matua (plural mātutua)

  1. (stative) to be adult
  2. (stative) to be old
  3. (stative) to be matured (ready for picking)

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 231

Wallisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

matua

  1. parent
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