matomato

Maori

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.to.ma.to/, [mɐ.tɔ.mɐ.tɔ]

Adjective

matomato

  1. lush, verdant

Noun

matomato

  1. lushness

Verb

matomato

  1. to be green (of foliage)
  2. aesthetically pleasing

West Makian

Etymology

Reduplication of mato (“old”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.t̪o.ˈma.t̪o/

Noun

matomato

  1. old man
  2. old people, the elderly

References
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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