mataʻi
See also: matai
Tahitian
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi, see cognates there.
Noun
[edit]mataʻi
- wind (moving air)
- (physics, meteorology) air (mixture of gases)
Usage notes
[edit]Do not confuse with maitaʻi.
References
[edit]- Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
- “mataʻi” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.