moana

See also: Moana

Finnish

Noun

moana

1. essive singular of moa

Anagrams

• Aamon, anoma, omaan, omana

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moana, likely from Proto-Oceanic *masawaŋ affixed from *sawaŋ (“channel, passage”) thus ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawaŋ (“atmosphere, distance”) (compare with Malay sawang (“expanse”), Iban sawang (“gap”), Tagalog sáwang (“depth”))

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈa.na/, [moˈwɐ.nə]

Noun

moana

1. ocean, sea

   kilo moana ― oceanography

   Moana Pākīpika ― Pacific Ocean

See also

• kai

Kapingamarangi

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moana.

Noun

moana

1. ocean, sea

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moana, likely from Proto-Oceanic *masawaŋ affixed from *sawaŋ (“channel, passage”) thus ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawaŋ (“atmosphere, distance”) (compare with Malay sawang (“expanse”), Iban sawang (“gap”), Tagalog sáwang (“depth”))

Noun

moana

1. ocean, sea

Derived terms

• kaimoana
• kai moana
• moana pīpipi
• moana waiwai

See also

• tai

Further reading

• “moana” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moana.

Noun

moana

1. ocean, sea

Tokelauan

Te moana.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mo.ˈa.na]
• Hyphenation: mo‧a‧na

Noun

moana

1. open sea, ocean
2. fishing in the open sea

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 236