tomua

Finnish

Noun

tomua

1. partitive singular of tomu

Verb

tomua

1. inflection of tomuta:
   1. second-person singular imperative
   2. present active indicative connegative
   3. second-person singular imperative connegative

Anagrams

• mauto, tuoma, uomat

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *to-muqa. Cognates include Maori tōmua and Samoan tomua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to.ˈmu.a]
• Hyphenation: to‧mu‧a

Verb

tomua

1. (stative) to be too hasty
2. (transitive) to commence (a speach)

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 397