Etymology

pa

P3A1

Today it means: Father, papa. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Māori pā
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pa · noun1

Clipping of papa.

pa · noun2

  1. Māori · borrowed frompā
  2. English todaypa

Borrowed from Māori pā.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A fortified Maori settlement, especially of pre-European times.
  • from 19th c. Any Maori village or settlement; a kainga.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.