matomato

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Maori[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ma.to.ma.to/, [mɐ.tɔ.mɐ.tɔ]

Adjective[edit]

matomato

  1. lush, verdant

Noun[edit]

matomato

  1. lushness

Verb[edit]

matomato

  1. to be green (of foliage)
  2. aesthetically pleasing

West Makian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of mato (“old”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

matomato

  1. old man
  2. old people, the elderly

References[edit]

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[1], Pacific linguistics
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