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mamao

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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

Verb

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mamao

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

Derived terms

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Noun

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mamao

  1. distance

References

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  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

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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mamao

  1. far, distant, remote

Noun

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mamao

  1. distance

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], 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

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

Tongan

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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mamao

  1. to yawn
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