momona

== 'Are'are == === Etymology === From Proto-Oceanic *moñak, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *moñak, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *məñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *məñak. === Noun === momona fat === References === Naitoro, Kateřina (2013) A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (Thesis)‎[2], Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Canterbury, archived from the original on 2017-11-28 == Hawaiian == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *mona, from Proto-Central Pacific *moña, from Proto-Oceanic *moñak, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *moñak, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *məñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *məñak. Cognates include Māori mōmona (“fat, soft sweet”) and Tahitian momona, monamona (“sweet, tasty”). Doublet of mona. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /moˈmo.na/, [moˈmo.nə] === Noun === momona fat Synonym: hinu fertility, fecundity, richness (of soil) cherimoya ==== Derived terms ==== momona paʻa (“tallow”) === Verb === momona(stative) to be fat to be fertile ==== Derived terms ==== hoʻomomona (“fatten; fertilize”, verb) === References === Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “momona”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 253