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Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/(ma-)tuqaS

 This Proto-Austronesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Austronesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /(ma)tuʔas/, /(ma)tuqas/

Adjective

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*(ma-)tuqaS

  1. old (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

Descendants

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  • Hawaiian: makua
  • Javanese: tuwa
  • Malay: tua, tuha
    • Indonesian: tua
  • Maori: matua
  • Niuean: motua
  • Rapa Nui: matu'a
  • Rarotongan: matua
  • Samoan: matuā
  • South Marquesan: motua
  • Tahitian: metua
  • Tongan: motuʻa
  • Wallisian: matua
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