tama

Determiner

 * 1) this, that, these, those (feminine; near the spoken to)

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) copper

Adjective

 * 1) correct

Noun

 * 1) hit; strike; shot

Adjective

 * 1) tasty

Noun

 * 1) father

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) light bulb

Adverb

 * 1)  this way, this direction

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) father

Noun

 * 1) Tamagotchi

Noun

 * 1) copper

Noun

 * 1) iron ore

Noun

 * 1) tooth (body part)

Verb

 * 1) to come inside

Noun

 * 1)  vine

Etymology
From (compare 🇨🇬).

Noun

 * 1) father

Noun

 * 1) A kind of swelling of the feet and legs

Etymology 1
From. The loss of the final is regular in this noun, but was generalised throughout the root (and is therefore reflected in the spelling). Compare, however,.

Noun

 * 1) hope

Etymology 2
From.

Verb

 * 1) to hope

Noun

 * 1) boy
 * 2) son
 * 3) male, man

Noun

 * 1) child

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) dam

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) father
 * 2) godfather

Noun

 * 1) boy
 * 2) child

Usage notes
(In the sense: "child") Only said by or to mothers; can be differentiated into tamatane and tamafafine. Otherwise use atali'i or afafine.

Etymology
, from, from. Cognate with 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) darkness

Etymology 1
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Adjective

 * 1) final

Adverb

 * 1) really, truly

Verb

 * 1) to strive, to try

Etymology
From. Also possibly from, ultimately from.

Adjective

 * 1) correct; right
 * 2) fit; proper
 * 3) hitting the mark
 * 4) winning
 * 1) hitting the mark
 * 2) winning
 * 1) winning

Noun

 * 1) right answer; correct answer
 * 2) right thing to do; morally good or proper act
 * 3) successful hit, strike, or shot
 * 4) wound caused by a hit or shot
 * 5)  elevation in mood
 * 6)  tipsiness
 * 7) winning numbers
 * 8) right fit or adjustment

Etymology
Compare 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) to enter

Etymology
From. Cognates include 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) child
 * 2) boy
 * 3) roe
 * 4) malformed coconut

Usage notes

 * For the sense "child", tama is only used to refer to a child in relation to either both its parents or its mother.

Noun

 * 1) a small type of talking drum