moana
See also: Moana
Finnish
Noun
moana
- essive singular of moa
Anagrams
- Aamon, anoma, omaan, omana
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *moana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈa.na/, [moˈwɐnə]
Noun
moana
- ocean, sea
- kilo moana ― oceanography
- Moana Pākīpika ― Pacific Ocean
See also
- kai
References
- “moana” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986
Kapingamarangi
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *moana.
Noun
moana
- ocean, sea
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *moana.
Noun
moana
- ocean, sea
Derived terms
- kaimoana
- kai moana
- moana pīpipi
- moana waiwai
See also
- tai
References
- “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, page 245-246
Tahitian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *moana.
Noun
moana
- ocean, sea
Tokelauan
Te moana.
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *moana. Cognates include Hawaiian moana and Samoan moana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo.ˈa.na/
- Hyphenation: mo‧a‧na
Noun
moana
- open sea, ocean
- fishing in the open sea
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 236