tupuna

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See also: tūpuna

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Maori tupuna

Noun

tupuna (plural tupunas)

  1. (New Zealand) An ancestor, especially a grandparent

References

  • OED 2006

Maori

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *tumpu from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta- + Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *umpu (grandparent or grandchild), probably from Proto-Austronesian *apu (grandparent or grandchild) (*umpu is one of several PMP roots that are identical, except for the first vowel)

Noun

tupuna (irregular plural tūpuna)

  1. A grandparent, or any ancestor more remote than one's parents.