tekau mano

Maori

Etymology

tekau (“ten”) +‎ mano (“thousand”). See also Tongan mano, Samoan mano (both “ten thousand”)[1]

Numeral

tekau mano

  1. ten thousand
    Synonyms: ngahuru mano, tini

References

  1. ^ Overmann, Karenleigh A. (June 2021) “Counting by “elevens” and why nine and two make twenty: The material roots of Polynesian numbers”, in Journal of Mathematics and Culture‎[1], volume 15, number 3, pages 1-32
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