"koromatua" meaning in Maori

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *kolomatuqa (compare with Tahitian ʻorometua, Samoan loʻomatua) from Proto-Polynesian *kaumatuqa related to Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, analyzed as koro + mātua. Doublet of kaumātua. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*kolomatuqa}} Proto-Polynesian *kolomatuqa, {{cog|ty|ʻorometua}} Tahitian ʻorometua, {{cog|sm|loʻomatua}} Samoan loʻomatua, {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*kaumatuqa}} Proto-Polynesian *kaumatuqa, {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*matuqa}} Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, {{compound|mi|koro|mātua}} koro + mātua, {{doublet|mi|kaumātua}} Doublet of kaumātua Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} koromatua, {{mi-noun}} koromatua
  1. chief, mayor
    Sense id: en-koromatua-mi-noun-YWLCj~Jl Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Leaders Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Leaders: 49 51
  2. thumb
    Sense id: en-koromatua-mi-noun-Be7sLXCE Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fingers, Leaders Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Fingers: 17 83 Disambiguation of Leaders: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Government Disambiguation of Government: 0 0
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    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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    }
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      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "thumb",
          "thumb"
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      ]
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    "Maori nouns",
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    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
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      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *kaumatuqa",
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    },
    {
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      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *matuqa",
      "name": "inh"
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