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moa
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).
Pronunciation
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?m??/, /?mo?/
- (UK) IPA(key): /?m???/
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.
- 2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford 2000, p. 29:
Translations
Anagrams
- -oma, Amo, Amo., MAO, Mao, Oma, mao, oma
'Are'are
Verb
moa
- to vomit
References
- Kate?ina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mo(?)?/, [?mo?(?)?]
- Rhymes: -o?
- Syllabification: mo?a
Noun
moa
- moa (large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand)
Declension
Anagrams
- oma
Galician
Alternative forms
- mó
Etymology
From Medieval Galician proper moa, from Latin mola (“millstone”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh?- (“to grind”). Cognate of Portuguese mó and of Spanish muela.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?a?/
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
- que lle quebrantaron duas moas de moer ferramenta, que sían armadas et encabalgadas
- 1448, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, page 295:
- whetstone
- heap
- gizzard
Synonyms
- (molar): molar
- (millstone): capa, pedra
- (gizzard): moella
Derived terms
Related terms
- moer
- muíño
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): /?mo.a/, [?mow?]
Noun
moa
- chicken or similar fowl
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English moa, from Maori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?.a/
- Rhymes: -?a
- Hyphenation: mòa
Noun
moa m (invariable)
- moa
References
- moa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Japanese
Romanization
moa
- R?maji transcription of ??
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
- ? English: moa
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
- IPA(key): /?mo.a/
Noun
moa
- chicken
Derived terms
- hare moa
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
- fu?moa
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English more.
Adverb
moa
- more
Vietnamese
Etymology
Borrowed from French moi (“me”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà N?i) IPA(key): [mwa???]
- (Hu?) IPA(key): [mwa???]
- (H? Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mwa???]
Pronoun
moa
- (obsolete, humorous) I; me
See also
- tôi
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moxa
English
Etymology
From Japanese ? (mogusa, “mugwort”). The u is not strongly pronounced in Japanese, leading to its disappearance and the devoicing of the plosive. First used by Hermann Buschoff, a Dutch minister in Batavia, who wrote the first book about this remedy in 1674.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?ks?/
Noun
moxa (countable and uncountable, plural moxas)
- Dried leaves of an Asian species of mugwort, Artemisia argyi as used in moxibustion.
- Any other plant used in moxibustion.
Derived terms
- moxibustion
Translations
See also
- moxibustion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Munsee
Particle
móxa
- very
References
- O'Meara, John (2014) , “móxa”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, ?ISBN
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