māʻona

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *maa-kona (“satisfied after eating”). Cognate with Maori mākona (“satiated”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːˈʔa.na/, [maːˈʔɐ.nə]

Verb

māʻona

  1. full, satiated
  2. (figurative) drunk
  3. satisfying

Derived terms

  • ʻona (“drunk”)
  • ʻono (“tasty”)

Further reading

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