English Explanatory Dictionary

atua

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spiritual being in Polynesian culture; a god or demon.

Word forms

atua atuas

Etymology

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

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