tua-
See also: tua, túa, tuʻa, tu'a, and tú-á
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tua-. Compare Hawaiian kua-.
Prefix
tua-
- prefixed to numerals 1 through 9 to produce an ordinal
Usage notes
The resulting ordinal may be used as a noun, or to modify another noun, or (rarely) as a passive verb with the -tia passive suffix.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- tuatahi (“first”)
- tuatahitia (“to be done the first time”)
- tuarua (“second”)
- tuaruatia (“to be done a second time, to be repeated”)
- tuatoru (“third”)
- tuatorutia (“to be done a third time”)
- tuawhā (“fourth”)
- tuarima (“fifth”)
- tuaono (“sixth”)
- tuawhitu (“seventh”)
- tuawaru (“eighth”)
- tuaiwa (“ninth”)