mamao

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mamaqo (compare with Maori mamao, Tongan mamaʻo, Samoan mamao).[1][2]

Verb

mamao

  1. (stative) far, distant, remote
    Antonyms: hiʻialo, kokoke
  2. (stative) high in rank

Derived terms
  • hoʻomamao

Noun

mamao

  1. distance

References
  1. Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “mamao”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 235
  2. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mamaqo”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online‎

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mamaqo (compare with Hawaiian mamao, Tongan mamaʻo, Samoan mamao).[1][2]

Adjective

mamao

  1. far, distant, remote

Noun

mamao

  1. distance

Derived terms
  • pāmamao
  • pūmamao

References
  1. Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 202
  2. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mamaqo”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online‎

Further reading
  • “mamao” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Tongan

Etymology

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Verb

mamao

  1. to yawn
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