English
kuia
Kuia comes from Māori kuia ‘grandmother, old woman, female elder’.
- Māorimodernkuia‘grandmother, old woman, female elder’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Māorimodernkuia‘grandmother, old woman, female elder’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Māori kuia
Today it means
noun A Maori female elder.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Māori kuia / kuia