āta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ata"

Māori

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːta/ [ˈɑːtɐ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Central-Eastern Polynesian *ata-. Compare Hawaiian aka-.

Adverb

āta

  1. slowly, carefully
Usage notes

Preposed to verbs. For example, āta haere "go slowly".

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English altar.

Noun

āta

  1. altar (Christian)

Further reading

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

Vilamovian

Verb

āta

  1. to work

Derived terms

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