moana

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Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

moana

  1. essive singular of moa

Anagrams[edit]

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *moana.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /moˈa.na/, [moˈwɐ.nə]

Noun[edit]

moana

  1. ocean, sea
    kilo moana ― oceanography
    Moana Pākīpika ― Pacific Ocean

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “moana”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Kapingamarangi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *moana.

Noun[edit]

moana

  1. ocean, sea

Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *moana.

Noun[edit]

moana

  1. ocean, sea

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • “moana” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
  • Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 245-246

Tahitian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *moana.

Noun[edit]

moana

  1. ocean, sea

Tokelauan[edit]

Te moana.

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *moana. Cognates include Hawaiian moana and Samoan moana.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [mo.ˈa.na]
  • Hyphenation: mo‧a‧na

Noun[edit]

moana

  1. open sea, ocean
  2. fishing in the open sea

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 236
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