tamaʻi

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tama-qi- from *tama (child).[1]

Noun

tamaʻi

  1. finger
    Synonym: lima
  2. toe
    Synonym: vae

References

  1. ^ Ross, Malcolm D.; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (2016), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 63