moa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "moa"
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Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Mouan.

Symbol

moa

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Mwan.

See also

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).

Pronunciation

  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈmɒʌ/, /ˈmoə/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈməʊə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: (New Zealand) -oə, (UK) -əʊə

Noun

moa (plural moa or moas)

  1. 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, page 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.
    • 2018 April 4, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian‎[1], archived from the original on 4 April 2018:
      For instance, the little bush moa fed nearly exclusively on forest vegetation, whereas the heavy-footed moa was a grazer in open vegetation habitats.
  2. (Internet slang, uncommon) An extremely tall individual.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Akan

Verb

moa

  1. (of hands) to clench

'Are'are

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moa/
  • Hyphenation: moa

Verb

moa

  1. to vomit

References

  • Naitoro, Kateřina (2013) A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (Thesis)‎[2], Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Canterbury, archived from the original on 2017-11-28

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 鰻 / 鳗 (môa, “eel”).

Noun

moa

  1. a kind of eel
    Synonym: lindung

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: mua
  • → Malay: mua

Further reading

  • Batten, C. J. (1868), “Môa”, in De djoeroe basa Betawi: Eenvoudige Bataviaasch-Maleische woordenverzameling [The Betawi translator: A simple Batavian-Malay word collection] (in Dutch), Batavia: H. M. van Dorp, page 107
  • Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “moa'”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 288

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English moa, from Māori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

moa m (plural moa's, no diminutive)

  1. moa (extinct bird of the family †Dinornithidae)

Finnish

Etymology

From English moa, from Māori moa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmo(ː)ɑ/, [ˈmo̞(ː)ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -oɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mo‧a
  • Hyphenation(key): moa

Noun

moa

  1. moa (large, extinct, flightless birds of the family †Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand)

Declension

Inflection of moa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative moa moat
genitive moan moien
partitive moaa moia
illative moaan moiin
singular plural
nominative moa moat
accusative nom. moa moat
gen. moan
genitive moan moien
moain rare
partitive moaa moia
inessive moassa moissa
elative moasta moista
illative moaan moiin
adessive moalla moilla
ablative moalta moilta
allative moalle moille
essive moana moina
translative moaksi moiksi
abessive moatta moitta
instructive — moin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of moa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative moani moani
accusative nom. moani moani
gen. moani
genitive moani moieni
moaini rare
partitive moaani moiani
inessive moassani moissani
elative moastani moistani
illative moaani moiini
adessive moallani moillani
ablative moaltani moiltani
allative moalleni moilleni
essive moanani moinani
translative moakseni moikseni
abessive moattani moittani
instructive — —
comitative — moineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative moasi moasi
accusative nom. moasi moasi
gen. moasi
genitive moasi moiesi
moaisi rare
partitive moaasi moiasi
inessive moassasi moissasi
elative moastasi moistasi
illative moaasi moiisi
adessive moallasi moillasi
ablative moaltasi moiltasi
allative moallesi moillesi
essive moanasi moinasi
translative moaksesi moiksesi
abessive moattasi moittasi
instructive — —
comitative — moinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative moamme moamme
accusative nom. moamme moamme
gen. moamme
genitive moamme moiemme
moaimme rare
partitive moaamme moiamme
inessive moassamme moissamme
elative moastamme moistamme
illative moaamme moiimme
adessive moallamme moillamme
ablative moaltamme moiltamme
allative moallemme moillemme
essive moanamme moinamme
translative moaksemme moiksemme
abessive moattamme moittamme
instructive — —
comitative — moinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative moanne moanne
accusative nom. moanne moanne
gen. moanne
genitive moanne moienne
moainne rare
partitive moaanne moianne
inessive moassanne moissanne
elative moastanne moistanne
illative moaanne moiinne
adessive moallanne moillanne
ablative moaltanne moiltanne
allative moallenne moillenne
essive moananne moinanne
translative moaksenne moiksenne
abessive moattanne moittanne
instructive — —
comitative — moinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative moansa moansa
accusative nom. moansa moansa
gen. moansa
genitive moansa moiensa
moainsa rare
partitive moaansa moiaan
moiansa
inessive moassaan
moassansa 		moissaan
moissansa
elative moastaan
moastansa 		moistaan
moistansa
illative moaansa moiinsa
adessive moallaan
moallansa 		moillaan
moillansa
ablative moaltaan
moaltansa 		moiltaan
moiltansa
allative moalleen
moallensa 		moilleen
moillensa
essive moanaan
moanansa 		moinaan
moinansa
translative moakseen
moaksensa 		moikseen
moiksensa
abessive moattaan
moattansa 		moittaan
moittansa
instructive — —
comitative — moineen
moinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Anagrams

Galician

moas ("millstones") inside a traditional Galician mill
moa ("grindstone")

Etymology 1

From Medieval Galician proper moa, from Latin mola (“millstone”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind”). Cognate of Portuguese mó and of Spanish muela.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔa̝/

Noun

moa f (plural moas)

  1. molar
  2. runner millstone
    Synonym: capa
  3. grindstone
    • 1448, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, 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
  4. whetstone
  5. heap
  6. gizzard
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • A Mo
  • A Moa
  • moa do siso
  • moa do xuízo
  • Moas
  • Moás

References

Etymology 2

Verb

moa

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of moer:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmo.a/, [ˈmo.wə]

Noun

moa

  1. chicken or similar fowl

Derived terms

  • moamoa (“care for”, verb)
  • puʻupuʻu moa (“chicken pox”)

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English moa, from Māori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.a/
  • Rhymes: -ɔa
  • Hyphenation: mò‧a

Noun

moa m (invariable)

  1. moa

Further reading

  • “moa”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

moa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of モア

Māori

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *moa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoa/ [ˈmɔɐ]

Noun

moa

  1. moa (†Dinornis)

Descendants

  • → English: moa

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moa.

Noun

moa

  1. chicken

References

  • Wolfgang B. Sperlich, editor (1997), Tohi Vagahau Niue—Niue Language Dictionary‎[3], Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 225

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

moa m (definite singular moaen, indefinite plural moaer, definite plural moaene)

  1. 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)

  1. moa (large, extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmo.a/

Adjective

moa

  1. alternative form of mó (comparative of mór (“big, great”))

Mutation

Mutation of moa
radical lenition nasalization
moa
also mmoa in h-prothesis environments		 moa
pronounced with /β̃-/		 moa
also mmoa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Polish

moa

Etymology

    Borrowed from English moa.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.a/
    • Rhymes: -ɔa
    • Syllabification: mo‧a
    • Homophone: Moa

    Noun

    moa m animal (indeclinable)

    1. moa (any ratite of the order Dinornithiformes)

    Further reading

    • “moa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish)
    • moa in PWN's encyclopedia

    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

     

    • Hyphenation: mo‧a

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    moa f (plural moas)

    1. moa (large, extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)

    Etymology 2

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Verb

      moa

      1. inflection of moer:
        1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
        2. third-person singular imperative

      Further reading

      Rapa Nui

      Te moa.

      Etymology

      From Proto-Polynesian *moa. Cognates include Hawaiian moa and Māori moa.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈmo.a/
      • Hyphenation: mo‧a

      Noun

      moa

      1. chicken

      Derived terms

      References

      • Paulus Kieviet (2017), A grammar of Rapa Nui‎[5], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29

      Samoan

      Etymology 1

      From Proto-Polynesian *moa.[1]

      Noun

      moa

      1. chicken or similar fowl
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

      From Proto-Polynesian *moa₄ (compare with Tongan moa).[2]

      Moa faʻi

      Noun

      moa

      1. banana blossom, flower at the end of its bunch.

      References

      1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moa.1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9
      2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moa.4a”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9
      • Milner, G.B. (1993), Samoan Dictionary, Auckland: Polynesian Press, →ISBN, page 146

      Tabancale

      Noun

      moa

      1. maize

      References

      • Matthias Urban (31 December 2024), Matthias Urban, editor, Small and extinct languages of Northern Peru‎[6], 1 edition, Oxford University PressOxford, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 419–437

      Talysh

      Etymology

      Cognate with Persian مادر (mâdar).

      Noun

      moa

      1. mother

      Tok Pisin

      Etymology

      From English more.

      Adverb

      moa

      1. more

      Tokelauan

      Te moa (1).
      Te moa (2).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [ˈmo.a]
      • Hyphenation: mo‧a

      Etymology 1

      From Proto-Polynesian *moa. Cognates include Hawaiian moa and Samoan moa.

      Noun

      moa

      1. chicken

      Etymology 2

      From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *moa. Cognates include Tahitian moa and Samoan moa.

      Noun

      moa

      1. spinning top

      References

      • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[7], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 236

      Tongan

      Etymology 1

      From Proto-Polynesian *moa.[1]

      Noun

      moa

      1. chicken

      Etymology 2

      From Proto-Polynesian *moa₄ (compare with Samoan moa).[2]

      Noun

      moa

      1. banana blossom, flower at the end of its bunch.

      References

      1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moa.1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9
      2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moa.4a”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9

      Vietnamese

      Etymology

      Borrowed from French moi (“me”).

      Pronunciation

      Pronoun

      moa

      1. (obsolete, sometimes humorous, originally towards a French speaker) I; me
        Coordinate term: toa

      See also

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