tahua

== English == === Etymology === From Māori tahua. === Noun === tahua A pile of food presented as a gift. === Anagrams === Thaua == Māori == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtahua/ [ˈtɐhʉɐ] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tafuqa (“platform; foundation, base”) (compare with Tahitian tahua (“floor, deck, field”) and Hawaiian kahua (“field”)). ==== Noun ==== tahua field, enclosure, courtyard tahua riringa: battlefield Synonym: marae (of a house) square, plaza expanse === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== tahua heap menu fund, budget === Etymology 3 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== tahua stencil === References === === Further reading === Williams, Herbert William (1917), “tahua”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 421 “tahua” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN. == Tahitian == === Etymology === From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tafuqa (“platform; foundation, base”) (compare with Māori tahua and Hawaiian kahua). === Noun === tahua floor, base, field tahua manureva: airfield tahua fare: floor of a house tahua ʻeraʻa pōpō : football (or soccer) pitch Synonym: marae === References === === Further reading === Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995. “tahua” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.