moa
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/OtagoMuseumMoa.jpg/220px-OtagoMuseumMoa.jpg)
Pronunciation
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈmɒʌ/, /ˈmoə/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈməʊə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: (New Zealand) -oə, (UK) -əʊə
Noun
moa (plural moas)
- Any of several species of large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand; until its extinction, one species was the largest bird in the world. [from 19th c.]
- 2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 29:
- The moas (order Dinornithiformes) of New Zealand are likewise extinct but almost certainly some still survived when Tasman first sighted the islands in 1642.
- (Internet slang, uncommon) An extremely tall individual.
Derived terms
Translations
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Anagrams
'Are'are
Verb
moa
- to vomit
References
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English moa, from Maori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
moa m (plural moa's)
- moa (extinct bird of the family Dinornithidae)
Finnish
Etymology
From English moa, from Maori moa.
Pronunciation
Noun
moa
- moa (large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand)
Declension
Inflection of moa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | moa | moat | |
genitive | moan | moien | |
partitive | moaa | moia | |
illative | moaan | moiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | moa | moat | |
accusative | nom. | moa | moat |
gen. | moan | ||
genitive | moan | moien moain rare | |
partitive | moaa | moia | |
inessive | moassa | moissa | |
elative | moasta | moista | |
illative | moaan | moiin | |
adessive | moalla | moilla | |
ablative | moalta | moilta | |
allative | moalle | moille | |
essive | moana | moina | |
translative | moaksi | moiksi | |
abessive | moatta | moitta | |
instructive | — | moin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
Anagrams
Galician
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Molino_Batans_do_mosquet%C3%ADn.jpg/220px-Molino_Batans_do_mosquet%C3%ADn.jpg)
Etymology 1
From Medieval Galician proper moa, from Latin mola (“millstone”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind”). Cognate of Portuguese mó and of Spanish muela.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
moa f (plural moas)
- molar
- runner millstone
- Synonym: capa
- grindstone
- 1448, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, page 295:
- que lle quebrantaron duas moas de moer ferramenta, que sían armadas et encabalgadas
- that they broke two grindstones used for sharpening tools, that were framed and mounted
- whetstone
- heap
- gizzard
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “moa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “moa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “moa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “moa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
moa
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of moer:
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *moa.
Pronunciation
Noun
moa
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English moa, from Maori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).
Pronunciation
Noun
moa m (invariable)
Further reading
- moa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
moa
Malay
Noun
moa
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *moa.
Noun
moa
Descendants
- → English: moa
Niuean
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *moa.
Noun
moa
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
moa m (definite singular moaen, indefinite plural moaer, definite plural moaene)
- moa (large, extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
moa m (definite singular moaen, indefinite plural moaer or moaar, definite plural moaene or moaane)
- moa (large, extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)
Polish
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Giant_moa.jpg/220px-Giant_moa.jpg)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
moa m animal (indeclinable)
- moa (any ratite of the order Dinornithiformes)
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mo‧a
Etymology 1
Noun
moa f (plural moas)
- moa (large, extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
moa
- inflection of moer:
Rapa Nui
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Chicken_portrait.jpg/220px-Chicken_portrait.jpg)
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *moa. Cognates include Hawaiian moa and Maori moa.
Pronunciation
Noun
moa
Derived terms
References
Samoan
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *moa.[1]
Noun
moa
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *moa₄ (compare with Tongan moa).[2]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Banana_flower_edit1.jpg/220px-Banana_flower_edit1.jpg)
Noun
moa
References
Talysh
Etymology
Cognate with Persian مادر (mâdar).
Noun
moa
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Adverb
moa
Tokelauan
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Goose_bumps_%2812710069323%29.jpg/220px-Goose_bumps_%2812710069323%29.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Spinning_top.jpg/220px-Spinning_top.jpg)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *moa. Cognates include Hawaiian moa and Samoan moa.
Noun
moa
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *moa. Cognates include Tahitian moa and Samoan moa.
Noun
moa
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 236
Tongan
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *moa.[1]
Noun
moa
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *moa₄ (compare with Samoan moa).[2]
Noun
moa
References
Vietnamese
Etymology
Borrowed from French moi (“me”).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
moa
See also
- English terms borrowed from Maori
- English terms derived from Maori
- English terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:English/oə
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- English nouns
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- English internet slang
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- Dutch masculine nouns
- nl:Ratites
- Finnish terms borrowed from English
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- Rhymes:Finnish/oɑ
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- Finnish lemmas
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- fi:Ratites
- Galician terms inherited from Latin
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- gl:Teeth
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- haw:Fowls
- Italian terms borrowed from English
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- Rhymes:Italian/ɔa
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- Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
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- Niuean lemmas
- Niuean nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
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- Polish terms derived from Maori
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɔa
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- pl:Ratites
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- Rapa Nui terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
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- rap:Poultry
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- sm:Birds
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- Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian
- tkl:Poultry
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- Tongan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
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