mea

MEH-ah /ˈmea/

Definitions

n

  1. thing, place, creature, animal (versatile noun for objects, places, living beings, also euphemism for private parts)
    O lau mea → Your thing

Related Forms

meafale (furniture), meavale (common people)

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed by an expert

Samoan

  • Se mea lelei
  • A ni mea e tagisia

English

  • A good thing
  • Some things to buy

Source & Etymology

Rev. Pratt Dictionary Reference
MEA, s. 1. a thing. A ni a fo'i mea e tagisia. '0 lau mea. 2. A place. 3. An animal or live creature. '0 tama'i mea na a 'u 'au mai, 'o malie. 4. A creature ; applied to persons. Se mea 'o 'oe afouvale. 5. The private parts when used with o in the genitive case, and with the pronouns lona, lou,
Additional Notes

A Grammar and Dictionary of the Samoan Language, with English and Samoan vocabulary, by Rev George Pratt (1862)