atua

Noun

 * 1) In Maori culture, a god or demon.

Etymology
From the same root as. Compare similar formations in, , , and.

Verb

 * 1) there exists

Usage notes

 * In colloquial language,  has met more frequent usage than all the other existential verbs:, , , and , to mean "there is; to be in; to have."

Noun

 * 1) sago

Etymology
Borrowed from a descendant of (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), from, from , from , from  (compare 🇨🇬).

Noun

 * 1) god deity

Etymology
From (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), from  (compare 🇨🇬), from, from , from  (compare 🇨🇬).

Noun

 * 1) god deity

Etymology
From (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), from  (compare 🇨🇬), from, from , from  (compare 🇨🇬).

Noun

 * 1) god deity

Etymology
From (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), from  (compare 🇨🇬), from, from , from  (compare 🇨🇬).

Noun

 * 1) god deity

Etymology
From. Cognates include 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  god, deity

Etymology
From (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), from  (compare 🇨🇬), from, from , from  (compare 🇨🇬).

Noun

 * 1) god deity
 * 2) almighty one; Lord