matai

See also: matái, mâtai, and mataʻi

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Samoan matai

Noun

matai (plural matais or matai)

1. A Samoan chief.
2. A coniferous tree, Prumnopitys taxifolia, endemic to New Zealand.

See also

• Prumnopitys taxifolia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Amati, IAMAT, Tamia, aim at

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Chamorro

Etymology

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

Adjective

matai

1. dead

Verb

matai

1. die

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French

Verb

matai

1. first-person singular past historic of mater

Anagrams

• aimât
• tamia

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Lithuanian

Verb

matai

1. second-person singular present of matyti

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Portuguese

Verb

matai

1. second-person plural imperative of matar

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Samoan

Noun

matai

1. headman; chief

Derived terms

• fa'amatai

See also

• ali'i
• gagana fa'aaloalo
• ao