"maitai" meaning in Maori

See maitai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *maqitaki; compare with Hawaiian maikaʻi and Tahitian maitaʻi. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*maqitaki}} Proto-Polynesian *maqitaki, {{cog|haw|maikaʻi}} Hawaiian maikaʻi, {{cog|ty|maitaʻi}} Tahitian maitaʻi Head templates: {{head|mi|adjective|head=}} maitai, {{mi-adj}} maitai
  1. good, beautiful, agreeable
    Sense id: en-maitai-mi-adj-~jXT2jOt Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 72 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} maitai, {{mi-noun}} maitai
  1. metal Synonyms: mētara
    Sense id: en-maitai-mi-noun-A-yrZpui
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for maitai meaning in Maori (1.5kB)

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