ate’ai

ah-teh-AH-ee /ateˈai/

Definitions

adjective

  1. cowardly (literally: liver eaten)

Related Forms

Pala'ai - cowardly

Example Sentences

Samoan

  • O le ate'ai ia o lenei tama.
  • Aua le ate'ai.

English

  • This boy is so cowardly.
  • Don't be a coward.

Source & Etymology

Rev. Pratt Dictionary Reference
ATE'AI, a. lit. liver eaten, cowardly.
Additional Notes

A Grammar and Dictionary of the Samoan Language, with English and Samoan vocabulary (1862)

Expert Commentary

Ate'ai is an old word. We usually use pala'ai now.