aumakua

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. In Hawaiian mythology, a personal or family god that originated as a deified ancestor, and which takes on physical forms such as animals to watch over descendants.

词形变化

aumakuas plural aumakua plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw
Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kayu
Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kayu
Proto-Oceanic *kayu
Proto-Polynesian *kau
Hawaiian ʻau
Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah
Proto-Oceanic *matuqa
Proto-Polynesian *matuqader.
Hawaiian makua
Hawaiian ʻaumakuabor.
English aumakua
Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻaumakua.
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