mataku

== Kongo == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *màtákò. === Noun === mataku buttock == Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *mataku, from Proto-Central Pacific *mataku, from Proto-Oceanic *matakut, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *matakut, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *matakut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *matakut, from Proto-Austronesian *matakut. Cognates include Hawaiian and Samoan mataʻu and Tokelauan mataku. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maˈtaku/ [mɐˈtɐkʉ] === Adjective === mataku afraid === Verb === mataku to fear (feel fear about (something)) ==== Derived terms ==== whakamataku === See also === wehi === References === John C. Moorfield (2011), “mataku”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN == Rapa Nui == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *mataku. === Adjective === mataku afraid === Verb === mataku to fear (feel fear about (something))