matai

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See also: matái, mâtai, and mataʻi

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Samoan matai.

Noun[edit]

matai (plural matais or matai)

  1. A Samoan chief.

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Maori mataī.

Noun[edit]

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.
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Chamorro[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

matai

  1. dead

Verb[edit]

matai

  1. die

French[edit]

Verb[edit]

matai

  1. first-person singular past historic of mater

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Lithuanian[edit]

Verb[edit]

matai

  1. second-person singular present of matyti

Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

matai

  1. second-person plural imperative of matar

Samoan[edit]

Noun[edit]

matai

  1. headman; chief

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