# mea
## 'Are'are
### Noun

mea
* tongue

### References

* Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

## Aromanian
### Alternative forms

* a mea
* (a) nja

### Etymology

From Latin mea. Compare Romanian mea.

### Pronoun

mea f (masculine meu, feminine plural meali or meale, masculine plural mei)
* my; first-person feminine singular possessive pronoun

#### Usage notes

Always preceded by 'a'- "a mea".

#### Related terms

* (a) ta/(a) tauã
* (a) ljei
* (a) noastrã
* (a) voastrã
* (a) lor

## Basque
### Etymology

Uncertain, probably from an earlier form *mena. Further derivation has two possibilities: either from Spanish mena (“ore”); or from Proto-Basque *bena, from Latin vēnam, accusative singular of vēna (“vein”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mea/ [me.a]
* Rhymes: -ea, -a
* Hyphenation: me‧a

### Noun

mea inan
* mineral
* ore

#### Derived terms

* meategi (“mine”)
* meatoki (“mine”)
* meatze (“mine”) (see there for further derivations)
* meazulo (“entrance to a mine”)

### References

* ↑ “mea” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

### Further reading

* “mea”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “mea”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin media, from medius.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmeɐ]

### Noun

mea f (plural meas)
* skein (a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)
    Synonyms: cadeixa, madeixa, meada

### References

* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “meas”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mea”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mea”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mea”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Hawaiian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈme.a/, [ˈmɛ.jə]
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### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *meqa (cognate with Maori mea and Tongan meʻa (“thing, matter, object”))

#### Noun

mea
* thing, object
* person

##### Derived terms

* mea ʻai
* mea ʻala
* mea ʻono

#### References

* ↑ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “mea”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 243-4
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “meqa.a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *mea (compare with mea and Tongan mea) from Proto-Oceanic *meʀaq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *meʀaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-iʀaq (see Malay merah, Iban mirah).

#### Verb

mea
* (stative) reddish (as water full of red soil)

#### References

* ↑ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “mea”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 243-4
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mea.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 212-3

## Ido
### Etymology

From me +‎ -a.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmea/

### Determiner

mea
* my, belonging to me.

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛ.a/
* Rhymes: -ɛa
* Hyphenation: mè‧a

### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

mea
* feminine singular of meo

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

mea
* inflection of meare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* -ame, Ema, Maè

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈme.a/, [ˈmeä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈme.a/, [ˈmɛːä]

### Pronoun

mea
* inflection of meus:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

### Pronoun

meā
* ablative feminine singular of meus

#### See also

* tuus
* suus

## Macanese
### Etymology

From Portuguese meia.

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

mea
* sock, stocking

### References

* https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#m

## Maori
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *meqa (cognate with Tongan meʻa (“thing, matter, object”))

#### Noun

mea
* thing

#### References

* ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 205
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “meqa.a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *mea from Proto-Oceanic *meʀaq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *meʀaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-iʀaq (compare with Malay merah, Iban mirah).

#### Adjective

mea
* red, reddish
    Synonyms: whero, kura

#### References

* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mea.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 212-3
Colors in Maori · ngā tae (layout · text) :
| tea, mā | kiwikiwi | pango |
| mea, kura, whero | karaka; parauri | kōwhai, renga |
| | kāriki, kākāriki | kārikiuri |
| | kikorangi | kahurangi |
| tūāuri | waiporoporo | māwhero |

### Etymology 3

From English mayor

#### Noun

mea
* mayor
    Synonym: koromatua

### Further reading

* Williams, Herbert William (1917) “mea”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, pages 182-3
* “mea” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²meːɑ/

### Conjunction

mea
* (pre-1959) alternative form of medan

## Romanian
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin mea, feminine of meus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [me̯a]
* Audio:(file)

### Determiner

mea
* feminine singular of meu

### Pronoun

mea f (possessive pronouns)
* (preceded by "a") mine

## Sassarese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmea/

### Adjective

mea
* feminine singular of meu

### Pronoun

mea
* feminine singular of meu

## Spanish
### Verb

mea
* inflection of mear:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Swahili
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Verb

-mea (infinitive kumea)
* to grow
* to sprout

#### Conjugation

Conjugation of -mea :
| Positive present | -namea |
| Subjunctive | -mee |
| Negative | -mei |
| Imperative singular | mea |
Infinitives :
| Positive | kumea |
| Negative | kutomea |
Imperatives :
| Singular | mea |
| Plural | meeni |
Tensed forms :
| Habitual | humea |
| Positive past | positive subject concord + -limea |
| Negative past | negative subject concord + -kumea |
| Positive future | positive subject concord + -tamea |
| Negative future | negative subject concord + -tamea |
| Negative subjunctive | positive subject concord + -simee |
| Positive present conditional | positive subject concord + -ngemea |
| Negative present conditional | positive subject concord + -singemea |
| Positive past conditional | positive subject concord + -ngalimea |
| Negative past conditional | positive subject concord + -singalimea |
| Perfect | positive subject concord + -memea |
| "Already" | positive subject concord + -meshamea |
| "Not yet" | negative subject concord + -jamea |
| "If/When" | positive subject concord + -kimea |
| "If not" | positive subject concord + -sipomea |
| Consecutive | kamea / positive subject concord + -kamea |
| Consecutive subjunctive | positive subject concord + -kamee |
Relative forms :
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. :

#### Derived terms

* Nominal derivations:
** mmea (“plant”)

## Tahitian
### Noun

mea
* thing

#### Usage notes

* Instead of saying "noun is adjective" one says "noun is adjective mea" (using VSO word order, though).

## Tokelauan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *meqa. Cognates include Hawaiian mea and Samoan mea.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈme.a]
* Hyphenation: me‧a

### Noun

mea
* thing
** 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎, page 1:Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia.This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and [if] they live together in peace and happiness.
* (euphemistic) genitalia; junk

#### Usage notes

* In Tokelauan, mea may additionally be translated as "reason", "matter", "case", "tool", "spot" or any other range of indefinite designation for a mentioned object:
    I te mea tēnei. ― In this spot. (literally, “At this thing here.”)
    Tēnā te mea na hau e au. ― This is the reason I came. (literally, “This is the thing (why) I came.”)

### References

* R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 232