"Sāmoa" meaning in Samoan

See Sāmoa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /saː.mo.a/
Etymology: Uncertain. Suggestions include: * From sā (“sacred”) + moa (“center”). * A toponymic derivation of moa (“chicken, fowl”). * The name of a local chieftain. Etymology templates: {{unc|sm}} Uncertain Head templates: {{head|sm|proper noun}} Sāmoa
  1. Samoa (A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania) Wikipedia link: sm:Sāmoa Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Oceania, Islands, Samoa
    Sense id: en-Sāmoa-sm-name-WfuQTACo Categories (other): Samoan entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Samoan dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-24 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (46b31b8 and c7ea76d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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