Etymology

matai

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Today it means: A Samoan chief. Full definition →

Samoan matai
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matai · noun1

  1. Samoan · borrowed frommatai
  2. Samoan · borrowed frommatai
  3. English todaymatai

Borrowed from Samoan matai.

matai · noun2

  1. Māori · borrowed frommataī
  2. Māori · borrowed frommataī
  3. English todaymatai

Borrowed from Māori mataī.

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