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matuā

matuā

See also: matua, mātua, and matu'a

Samoan

Noun

matuā

  1. parent
  2. any household elder

Etymology

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

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