kaumātua

See also: kaumatua

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kaumatuqa[1] related to Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, analyzed as kau +‎ mātua (see Hawaiian ʻaumakua).[2] Doublet of koromatua.

Noun

kaumātua

  1. An elder

References
  1. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kau-matua”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 137

Further reading
  • “kaumātua” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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