matua

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

Bikol Central

Etymology

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

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

Adjective

matùa (Basahan spelling ᜋᜆᜓᜀ)

  1. firstborn
    Antonym: nguhod

Derived terms

Hawaiian

Noun

matua

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

Maori

Etymology

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

Noun

matua (irregular plural mātua)

  1. elder
  2. parent

Derived terms

Rarotongan

Etymology

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

Noun

matua

  1. parent

Tokelauan

Etymology

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

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

Noun

matua

  1. text
  2. age

Verb

matua (plural mātutua)

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

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

Wallisian

Etymology

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

Noun

matua

  1. parent
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