atamai

== Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *qata-mai (compare with Tahitian atama (“intelligence”), Tongan ʻatamai (“intelligence”)) from Proto-Oceanic *qataq (“to know”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ataˈmai/ [ɐtɐˈmɐi] === Adjective === atamai nimble intelligent, smart, quickwitted, of sharp mind === References === === Further reading === “atamai” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.