"kaumātua" meaning in Maori

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *kaumatuqa related to Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, analyzed as kau + mātua (see Hawaiian ʻaumakua). Doublet of koromatua. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*kaumatuqa}} Proto-Polynesian *kaumatuqa, {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*matuqa}} Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, {{compound|mi|kau|mātua}} kau + mātua, {{cog|haw|ʻaumakua}} Hawaiian ʻaumakua, {{doublet|mi|koromatua}} Doublet of koromatua Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} kaumātua, {{mi-noun}} kaumātua
  1. An elder
    Sense id: en-kaumātua-mi-noun-MUi45lQ4 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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