Definitions and meaning of moa
moa
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).
Pronunciation
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈmɒʌ/, /ˈmoə/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈməʊə/
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 2000, p. 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.
Translations
Anagrams
- -oma, Amo, Amo., MAO, Mao, Oma, mao, oma
'Are'are
Verb
moa
- to vomit
References
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmo(ː)ɑ/, [ˈmo̞(ː)ɑ]
- Rhymes: -oɑ
- Syllabification: mo‧a
Noun
moa
- moa (large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand)
Declension
Anagrams
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Medieval Galician proper moa, from Latin mola (“millstone”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind”). Cognate of Portuguese mó and of Spanish muela.
Pronunciation
Noun
moa f (plural moas)
- molar
- millstone
- grindstone
- 1448, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), 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
- (molar): molar
- (millstone): capa, pedra
- (gizzard): moella
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “moa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “moa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “moa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “moa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *moa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmo.a/, [ˈmowə]
Noun
moa
- chicken or similar fowl
Japanese
Romanization
moa
- Rōmaji transcription of モア
Karelian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *maa.
Noun
moa
- earth
- ground
- land
Malay
Noun
moa
- eel
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *moa.
Noun
moa
- moa a bird (extinct, Dinornis)
Descendants
Niuean
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *moa.
Noun
moa
- chicken
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)
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Noun
moa f (plural moas)
- moa (large, extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)
Etymology 2
Verb
moa
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of moer
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of moer
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of moer
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of moer
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *moa. Cognates include Hawaiian moa and Maori moa.
Pronunciation
Noun
moa
- chicken
Derived terms
References
- Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui, Berlin, →ISBN, page 29
Samoan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *moa.
Noun
moa
- chicken or similar fowl
Derived terms
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English more.
Adverb
moa
- more
Vietnamese
Etymology
Borrowed from French moi (“me”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mwaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mwaː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mwaː˧˧]
Pronoun
moa
- (obsolete, humorous) I; me
See also
Source: wiktionary.org- an extinct flightless bird.
(source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)