different between tipuna vs tupuna

tipuna

English

Noun

tipuna (plural tipunas)

  1. Alternative spelling of tupuna

Anagrams

  • Putian, Tupian, Uptain, antiup

Maori

Noun

tipuna (irregular plural t?puna)

  1. Alternative form of tupuna

tipuna From the web:



tupuna

English

Alternative forms

  • tipuna

Etymology

Maori tupuna

Noun

tupuna (plural tupunas)

  1. (New Zealand) An ancestor, especially a grandparent

References

  • OED 2006

Hawaiian

Noun

tupuna

  1. Ni?ihau form of kupuna (grandparent, elder)

Maori

Alternative forms

  • tipuna

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *tumpu from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta- + Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *umpu (grandparent or grandchild), probably from Proto-Austronesian *apu (grandparent or grandchild) (*umpu is one of several PMP roots that are identical, except for the first vowel)

Noun

tupuna (irregular plural t?puna)

  1. A grandparent, or any ancestor more remote than one's parents.

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