matai

See also: matái, mâtai, and mataʻi

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Samoan matai.

Noun

matai (plural matais or matai)

1. A Samoan chief.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Maori mataī.

Noun

matai (plural matais or matai)

1. A coniferous tree, Prumnopitys taxifolia, endemic to New Zealand.
   • 2008, “The Peppertree”, in Friars Guide to New Zealand Accommodation for the Discerning Traveller 2009‎^[1], Auckland: Hodder Moa, page 150:

     Constructed from the native timbers rimu, kauri, or matai, the interior has been refurbished in sympathy with the era of the home. The five bedrooms are individually designed, all with private balconies or verandahs.

Derived terms

• matai beer

See also

• Prumnopitys taxifolia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Amati, Atami, IAMAT, Tamia, aim at

Chamorro

Etymology

From Pre-Chamorro *matay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *matay (“die, dead”), from Proto-Austronesian *maCay (“die, dead”). Compare Indonesian mati.

Adjective

matai

1. dead

Verb

matai

1. die

French

Verb

matai

1. first-person singular past historic of mater

Anagrams

• aimât
• tamia

Lithuanian

Verb

matai

1. second-person singular present of matyti

Portuguese

Verb

matai

1. second-person plural imperative of matar

Samoan

Noun

matai

1. headman; chief

Derived terms

• fa'amatai

See also

• ali'i
• gagana fa'aaloalo
• ao