The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Words for gate, door, or window ( = ‘fence, wall, enclosure’) in Tongan

mata pā

  • *maCa eye, focal point, center or most prominent part [Etymon]
  • mata eye, face, focal point, center or most prominent part; hole, aperture; doorway, window; budding part of plant; ‘eye’ of coconut; knot in wood; sun; core of a boil; blade of a knife; to awaken; operculum of a snail; mesh of a net; eye of a needle; noose of a trap; hearth; direction of the wind; head of a river; spring, source; lid, cover