"tupuna" meaning in Maori

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Noun

Forms: tūpuna [irregular, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Oceanic *tumpu from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta- + Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *umpu (“grandparent or grandchild”), probably from Proto-Austronesian *apu (“grandparent or grandchild”) (*umpu is one of several PMP roots that are identical, except for the first vowel). Etymology templates: {{der|mi|poz-oce-pro|*tumpu}} Proto-Oceanic *tumpu, {{der|mi|poz-pro|*ta-}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta-, {{der|mi|poz-pro|*umpu||grandparent or grandchild}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *umpu (“grandparent or grandchild”), {{der|mi|map-pro|*apu||grandparent or grandchild}} Proto-Austronesian *apu (“grandparent or grandchild”) Head templates: {{head|mi|noun|irregular plural|tūpuna|head=}} tupuna (irregular plural tūpuna), {{mi-noun|pl=tūpuna}} tupuna (irregular plural tūpuna)
  1. A grandparent, or any ancestor more remote than one's parents. Synonyms: tipuna
    Sense id: en-tupuna-mi-noun-wecKjdPO Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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