atua

See also: Atua and 'atua

English

Etymology

Maori [Term?]

Noun

atua (plural atuas or atua)

  1. In Maori culture, a god or demon.

Ese

Noun

atua

  1. sago

Galician

Verb

atua

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of atuar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Gilbertese

Etymology

Borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Hawaiian akua, Maori atua, Samoan atua, Tahitian atua, Tuvaluan atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Malay tuhan).

Noun

atua

  1. god (deity)

Ladin

Verb

atua

  1. third-person singular present indicative of atuer
  2. third-person plural present indicative of atuer
  3. second-person singular imperative of atuer

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Hawaiian akua, Samoan atua, Tahitian atua, Tuvaluan atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan (compare Gilbertese atua), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Malay tuhan).

Noun

atua

  1. god (deity)

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈtu.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈtu.a/

  • Rhymes: -uɐ
  • Hyphenation: a‧tu‧a

Verb

atua

  1. inflection of atuar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Hawaiian akua, Maori atua, Tahitian atua, Tuvaluan atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan (compare Gilbertese atua), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Malay tuhan).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.tu.a/

Noun

atua

  1. god (deity)

See also

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Hawaiian akua, Maori atua, Samoan atua, Tuvaluan atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan (compare Gilbertese atua), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Malay tuhan).

Noun

atua

  1. god (deity)

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua. Cognates include Hawaiian akua and Samoan atua.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [a.ˈtu.a]
  • Hyphenation: a‧tu‧a

Noun

atua

  1. (mythology) god, deity

Derived terms

References
  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 21

Tuvaluan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Hawaiian akua, Maori atua, Samoan atua, Tahitian atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan (compare Gilbertese atua), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Malay tuhan).

Noun

atua

  1. god (deity)
  2. almighty one; Lord
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