mā‘ohi
Tahitian
Alternative forms
- maohi (nonstandard)
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *ma(a)qoli (“true, genuine, real”). Compare Hawaiian maoli and Maori māori.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmaːʔohi]
Adjective
mā‘оhi
- native, indigenous
- real, genuine
- Polynesian
References
- 2011, Robert D. Craig, Historical Dictionary of Polynesia, →ISBN, page 157:
- MĀ‘OHI. A tahitian word currently used to indicate a person of Polynesian (Tahitian) ancestry versus demi to indicate one of mixed ancestry or popa‘ā to indicate a foreigner of Caucasian descent. Mā‘ohi is related to New Zealand and Cook Islands word māori and Hawaiian maoli.