Etymology

toa

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Today it means: A small painted artifact made by the Diyari people of Australia, believed to have been used as place markers or signposts. Full definition →

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toa · noun1

  1. Dieri · borrowed fromtoa“sign, mark, stick, messenger”
  2. English todaytoa

Borrowed from Dieri toa (“sign, mark, stick, messenger”), thoa, thuwa.

toa · noun2

  1. Māori · borrowed fromtoa
  2. Māori · borrowed fromtoa
  3. English todaytoa

Borrowed from Māori toa.

toa · noun3

  1. Māori · borrowed fromtoa
  2. English todaytoa

Borrowed from Māori toa. Doublet of koa.

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