atua

See also: Atua and 'atua

English

Etymology

From Maori atua. Compare Tahitian atua, Samoan atua, Hawaiian akua.

Noun

atua (plural atuas or atua)

1. (chiefly New Zealand) A spiritual being in Polynesian culture; a god or demon.
   • 2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 127:

     Nothing was taken from the domain of these atua without respect, propitiation and expressions of gratitude.

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• tua — colloquial, short form
• atuay, tuay — with indefinite subject

Etymology

From the same root as kadto, kato (“that”). Compare similar formations in adia, ania, anaa, and aduna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈtuʔa/ [ʔɐˈt̪u.ʔɐ]
• Hyphenation: a‧tu‧a

Verb

atua (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜓᜀ)

1. there exists (far from both the speaker and listener)

   Coordinate terms: adia, ania, anaa

   atua na siya puyo sa Amerika ― there he is now living in America

Usage notes

• In colloquial language, anaa (naa) has met more frequent usage than all the other existential verbs: aduna, adia, ania, and atua, to mean "there is; to be in; to have."

See also

Cebuano demonstrative pronouns

	Direct*		Indirect*		Oblique	Locative	Allative	Existential**		Interjection**		Manner**
	Full	Short	Full	Short				Full	Short	Full	Short	Full	Short
Near speaker***	karí kirí	ri	niari niiri	ari iri	kan-ari† kan-iri†	dirí	ngarí	adia	dia	diará	dará	ingon ari	Ø
Near speaker and listener***	kaní kiní	ni	niani niini	ani ini	kan-ani† kan-ini†	dinhi	nganhi	ania	nia	niará	Ø	ingon ani	ing-ani in-ani
Near listener	kanâ	nà	nianà	anà	kan-anà†	dinhà dirâ	nganhà ngarâ	anaa	naa	naará	nará	ingon anà	ing-anà in-anà
Remote	kadto kató	to	niadto niato	adto ato	kan-adto†	didto	ngadto	atua	tua	tuará	turá	ingon adto ingon ato	ing-ato in-ato
†Archaic *When the demonstrative is used as a predicate, the full form must be used. Short forms never start sentences. **Full and short forms used interchangeably. Full forms may be more formal, while short forms may be more colloquial. ***These two series may be conflated in colloquial Cebuano.

Ese

Noun

atua

1. sago

Galician

Verb

atua

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of atuar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Gilbertese

Etymology

Borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Hawaiian akua, Maori atua, Samoan atua, Tahitian atua, Tuvaluan atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Malay tuhan).

Noun

atua

1. god (deity)

Ladin

Verb

atua

1. third-person singular present indicative of atuer
2. third-person plural present indicative of atuer
3. second-person singular imperative of atuer

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Hawaiian akua, Samoan atua, Tahitian atua, Tuvaluan atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan (compare Gilbertese atua), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Malay tuhan).

Noun

atua

1. god (deity)

Descendants

• English: atua

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtu.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtu.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈtu.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈtu.ɐ/

• Rhymes: -uɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧tu‧a

Verb

atua

1. inflection of atuar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Hawaiian akua, Maori atua, Tahitian atua, Tuvaluan atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan (compare Gilbertese atua), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Malay tuhan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.tu.a/

Noun

atua

1. god (deity)

See also

• Ali'i
• Atua

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Hawaiian akua, Maori atua, Samoan atua, Tuvaluan atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan (compare Gilbertese atua), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Malay tuhan).

Noun

atua

1. god (deity)

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua. Cognates include Hawaiian akua and Samoan atua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.ˈtu.a]
• Hyphenation: a‧tu‧a

Noun

atua

1. (mythology) god, deity

Derived terms

• Atua

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 21

Tuvaluan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Hawaiian akua, Maori atua, Samoan atua, Tahitian atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan (compare Gilbertese atua), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Malay tuhan).

Noun

atua

1. god (deity)
2. almighty one; Lord