Samoan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *taa-noqa (compare with Hawaiian kānoa, Tongan tānoa)[1] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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tānoa

  1. large bowl for drinking kava

References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “taa-noqa”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Tongan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *taa-noqa (compare with Hawaiian kānoa, Samoan tānoa)[1] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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tānoa

  1. large bowl for drinking kava
    Synonym: kumete

References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “taa-noqa”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
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